On the evening of Saturday, April 27, 2019, 33-year-old Charles Anzadious Watson was shot on Monterey Street in Jackson, Mississippi. Emergency crews found Watson with life-threatening gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead after first responders’ efforts. At least one other person was reported injured in the same shooting.

The Jackson Police Department opened a homicide investigation, canvassing the neighborhood and seeking witnesses. Reports say motive and specific circumstances remain scarce, and no arrests have been publicly announced. Watson’s family and friends remembered him as a loving individual; the community continues to await answers in this unsolved killing.

If anyone saw or heard anything on Monterey Street that night or has information that could help, please come forward to the Jackson Police Department.