On the evening of December 30, 2020, 20-year-old Frank Tut O’Bryant Edwards was in the front yard of a residence on 12th Avenue South in Columbus, Mississippi, when a gray or dark-colored Mazda with tinted windows pulled up. An argument between Edwards and occupants of the car escalated into gunfire; Edwards was fatally shot and died at the scene. A second person was wounded but survived.

Columbus police identified 25-year-old Kenny Riheam Armistad as the primary suspect; a murder warrant was issued for him in March 2021 and he was taken into custody the following month. Authorities later arrested 40-year-old Terry Brooks in August 2021 and charged him with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. Investigators said surveillance footage captured the Mazda fleeing the scene and that there may have been two other people in the vehicle.

Prosecutors said the weapon used was an AR-15 style rifle; the rifle was recovered from the yard of a church along Armistad’s alleged escape route and was forensically linked to the shooting. The indictment also referenced incriminating text messages and a photo of the rifle found on Armistad’s phone.

If anyone knew Frank Edwards, saw the Mazda on 12th Avenue South that night, or has information about the people in the car, please come forward.