Tony D. McGee Jr., a 19-year-old father, was found with fatal gunshot wounds inside his vehicle near East Monticello and Grenn streets in Brookhaven, Mississippi, after a car struck a utility pole shortly after 4 a.m. on March 20, 2018. He was taken to King’s Daughter Medical Center and pronounced dead. Investigators concluded the shooting occurred at a different location before the crash.

Brookhaven Police and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department led the investigation. Police Chief Kenneth Collins publicly stressed the need for justice for McGee’s young son and mother. On April 22, 2018, authorities arrested Jesse Scott Smith and charged him with McGee’s murder after investigative work and information from community members. Motive and specific circumstances leading to the shooting were not immediately disclosed.

If anyone knew Tony, was in the area that night, or has information about what happened before the crash, please share what you know.