Darreyun James Pendleton, a Black male, was shot in the early morning hours of July 21, 2021, at the Cloverdale Apartment Complex, 900 Williams Street, in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Multiple 911 calls came in around 5:38 a.m.; officers found Pendleton with gunshot wounds and he was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

Police identified a suspect, Armone Melike Sims, also known by the aliases Money and Moolah, and a murder warrant was issued. Authorities have described Sims as armed and dangerous and have been seeking his location; officers have been in contact with his mother and other family members in hopes he will surrender. The Brookhaven Police Department has asked anyone with information to come forward to provide answers for Pendleton’s family.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning or knows where Armone Melike Sims might be, please share tips with Brookhaven police.