Justin Harper, 20, was found dead on a porch on Cameron Street in Jackson, Mississippi, on April 30, 2018, after what was reported to have begun as an argument about food. He had been shot 17 times, and the murder weapon was recovered at the scene.

Investigators focused on a family member; the primary suspect was Harper’s cousin T’Quarius Jones. Jones’ mother told the Jackson Police Department she witnessed her son shoot Justin, and that eyewitness account became central to the case. Jones was arrested and charged with the murder.

At trial Jones pleaded not guilty but was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder. The conviction concluded the criminal case arising from the shooting of Justin Harper.

If anyone knew Justin, his movements that day, or has information about the incident, please share what is known.