Donsades Japric Curtis, 34, was fatally shot on June 22, 2020, on Northview Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Known as Pree, he was a father of seven, a barber and entrepreneur who had recently opened an establishment called YOUNG, FLY and COCKY. A Jim Hill High School graduate, he had been active in Junior ROTC and competed in cross country, basketball and soccer.

The shooting was reported as Jackson’s 50th homicide of the year. A juvenile was arrested and charged in connection with Curtis’s death; that teenager was identified as the boyfriend of Curtis’s mother. Curtis’s family remembered him as a loving father and a motivator with an infectious smile.

If anyone knew Donsades Curtis or has information about the incident on Northview Drive, please share what you know.