Leonardo Wilson, a 36-year-old resident of Jackson, Mississippi, was shot and killed on the evening of September 2, 2021. Investigators say the shooting was a planned and violent encounter rather than a spontaneous act.

Authorities identified two people connected to the killing: Keelen Rashad Johnson and Taleisha Smith. Johnson is described as the person who carried out the shooting. Smith is reported to have assisted after the murder, with both defendants’ actions interpreted as efforts to conceal what had happened that night. The motive for the killing has not been made public.

In May 2023 the case reached a legal resolution: Johnson was convicted of second-degree murder and received a 35-year prison sentence; Smith was convicted as an accessory after the fact and sentenced to five years. If anyone knew Wilson or has information about what led to that September encounter, please share what you remember.