Samuel Henry Lee Jr. was found critically injured on the side of a Lamar County road after a 911 call just before midnight on February 1, 2020. Deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Ray Bridge Drive near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where first responders discovered the 28-year-old Black man with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to a local hospital and later transferred to another medical facility, but succumbed to his injuries.

Investigators determined Lee had been shot outside a home in Lamar County, and his body was sent to the state crime lab in Jackson for autopsy. The investigation remains open and the family’s loss unresolved.

If anyone has information about that night or the people involved, please contact the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department.