On the morning of December 15, 2018, 18-year-old Makailuis L. Johnson of Natchez, Mississippi, was shot and killed while sitting in a vehicle near 617 East Stiers Lane. An unknown person approached the car and opened fire with what investigators believe was a high-powered rifle, striking Johnson multiple times. The Adams County Coroner was called at 3:41 a.m. and pronounced Johnson dead at 4:10 a.m.

Another teenager in the vehicle, Xavier Jenkins, suffered a non-life-threatening leg wound. Survivors said they did not recognize the shooter and no motive was immediately clear. Natchez Police processed the scene and collected evidence, but no arrests were made in the immediate aftermath and no suspects have been publicly identified.

The investigation remains open and unsolved. If anyone has information about the shooting near East Stiers Lane on December 15, please come forward to help bring answers for Makailuis’s family.