Mary Harper, 59, was shot and died shortly after a family argument at a Jackson, Mississippi home on an early Saturday morning in October 2020. Jackson police found the scene and arrested her son, Darrell Harper, who was later charged with his mother’s murder. The killing was recorded as the city’s 98th homicide that year.

An obituary names Mary Ann Harper, born 1961, and lists children including a son Darriel Harper. She graduated from Lanier High School and worked for Jackson Public Schools as a safety officer and at the Henley Young Detention Center.

If anyone knew Mary Harper, her family, or has information about what happened that morning, please share what is known.