On April 16, 2021, 45-year-old James Anthony McGruder was one of three men found fatally shot on Pinebrook Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. McGruder, described as Black/African American, was discovered alongside 26-year-old Kendarrius Robertson and 27-year-old James Cox. Two of the victims were found inside a residence; the third was outside. Investigators reported the door to the home had been locked when the scene was left, suggesting the killer or killers left deliberately.

The Jackson Police Department opened an investigation and sought public help, but no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the case has gone cold. The killings left three families grieving and the community with many unanswered questions. If anyone has information about that night on Pinebrook Drive, please come forward.