On the afternoon of June 23, 2021, a family dispute at a home on 26th Street North in Columbus, Mississippi, ended in gunfire and the deaths of an 8-year-old girl and her mother. Jayda Brewer, described as an 8-year-old Black or African American female, was found dead in the driveway after apparently trying to flee the residence. Her mother, 49-year-old Erica Bush Brewer, was found inside with gunshot wounds, transported to a trauma center in Jackson and later died that same day.

Police arrested 22-year-old Jaquenton Bush near the scene and charged him with two counts of capital murder. Witnesses reported hearing as many as fifteen shots fired during the incident, which investigators say began as a verbal altercation among family members before a weapon was introduced. A Lowndes County grand jury returned an indictment in May 2022 and the case was proceeding through the courts.

If anyone knew Jayda or the family, or witnessed the events that afternoon, please share information that could help clarify what happened.