Earnest Myers Jr was 29 when he was killed on the evening of August 19, 2019. He was found inside a vehicle that had crashed into a tree on a street in Jackson, Mississippi, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

Born June 19, 1990, Myers was known as Man or Little Earnest. He worked at Air-gas, was a father, and was raised in the Ponderosa community of Brandon, Mississippi; he attended Brandon High School and completed his GED through Job Corps. His family remembered him as a devoted father, son, and brother who enjoyed basketball and time with his son.

Investigators identified a woman named Terrshay Nickea Milton in connection with the shooting; the Jackson Police Department arrested and charged her with murder.

If anyone knew Earnest or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.