On the evening of October 20, 2020, Eddie Goliday Brown, a 28-year-old Black man, was fatally shot during an altercation in the 1100 block of Raymond Road in Jackson, Mississippi. The shooting occurred just before 8:30 p.m. and was recorded as the city’s 107th homicide that year.

Jackson Police responded and identified a suspect, 48-year-old Benjamin White. White was taken into custody and charged with Brown’s murder; he was also charged as a felon in possession of a firearm. The case proceeded through the legal system as Brown’s family and community grieved a life ended in a moment of conflict.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events on Raymond Road that night, please come forward.