An 18-year-old high school senior, Dreshawn Williams was fatally shot in the street on May 5, 2020, in the North Broadway neighborhood of Tupelo, Mississippi, one day before his scheduled graduation. Witnesses said Williams had been involved in an argument with several men in a vehicle and was struck as he walked away from the car. He was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Family and community members remembered Williams as joyful and outgoing, someone who loved to sing and dance and who was excited about graduating. He worked at a local fast-food restaurant and had been seeking guidance about his future. The Tupelo Police Department investigated the shooting and arrested 20-year-old Jacquez Dominique Calvert of Houston, Mississippi; Calvert was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Williams’s death.

If anyone in Tupelo knew Dreshawn, saw the shooting, or has information that could help the case, please share what you know.