Angelo Taylor, a 50-year-old Black father of seven, was shot dead while mowing his mother’s front yard on Northview Drive in Jackson, Mississippi on July 19, 2018. Witnesses reported a dark-colored sedan driving up and down the street before the passenger window rolled down and multiple shots were fired from the vehicle. Taylor was struck several times and died at the scene; investigators recovered several spent shell casings from the street.

Police believed Taylor was the intended target and noted a small spare tire on the rear of the fleeing car as a distinguishing detail. At least one person was interviewed early in the inquiry, but no arrests had been made in the immediate aftermath. The Jackson Police Department continued to seek public assistance as the investigation remained open.

If anyone remembers seeing a dark-colored sedan with a small spare tire on its rear in that neighborhood on July 19, 2018, or has other information about what happened, please come forward.