Fredrick Smith Jr., a 22-year-old Black man, was shot while seated in his car in west Jackson, Mississippi, on the afternoon of Sunday, August 9, 2020. The shooting happened at about 2 p.m. at the intersection of Ellis Avenue and John R. Lynch Street when someone in another vehicle fired into his car. He was struck at least once and taken to a local hospital in critical condition, where he died the next day, Monday, August 10, 2020.

The Jackson Police Department opened a homicide investigation and released a surveillance photograph of a vehicle they believe is connected to the shooting: a white, four-door hatchback captured moments before the attack. No motive has been identified and, as of August 2020, no arrests had been announced. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).

Did anyone in the area see that white hatchback or notice anything unusual around Ellis Avenue and John R. Lynch Street that afternoon?