Zariah Antel Newton was 21 when she was shot and killed during a home invasion in Brookhaven, Mississippi on the night of July 20, 2019. Zariah and her boyfriend, Javian Richardson, had received a security alert that someone was inside their Mason Road home; when they returned they were confronted by four intruders and gunfire broke out. Zariah was fatally wounded and later pronounced dead at King’s Daughters Medical Center.

Investigators identified four suspects: Justin Devon Anderson, Jatavious Berry, Adrian Smith, and Shawan Allen. Jatavious Berry was arrested first; Adrian Smith was captured at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport while attempting to leave the area. Shawan Allen died in a shootout with law enforcement in Copiah County after barricading himself inside a trailer. Justin Anderson surrendered to authorities in Natchez.

Two of the surviving defendants, Jatavious Berry and Adrian Smith, accepted plea deals on burglary and conspiracy charges and are serving time for those offenses. Justin Anderson’s first capital-murder trial in Tupelo ended in a hung jury and a mistrial, with a second trial scheduled. Does anyone have information about Zariah, the Mason Road neighborhood, or the night of July 20 that could help the investigation or the family?