Beatrice Williams, 23, was killed in Indianola, Mississippi, in the early hours of March 1, 2020. She had been at a party near Sunflower Avenue and Main Street when a fight that began inside the business spilled into the street. Shortly after 1 a.m., multiple gunshots were fired and Williams, an innocent bystander, was struck once in the chest. She was taken to South Sunflower County Hospital and pronounced dead at 1:37 a.m.

Williams worked as a correctional officer at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman for two years and had earned a promotion. Family and friends describe her as joyful, caring, funny and dependable, and her mother recalled she was planning a birthday celebration. The Indianola Police Department, with help from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, questioned more than 60 witnesses but has not announced any arrests or identified suspects, and the case has gone cold.

Does anyone who was in that area the night of March 1, 2020, or who knew Beatrice, have information that could help bring answers to her family?