D Ante Purvis, a 21-year-old student from Jackson, Mississippi, died on January 23, 2018. Born June 18, 1996, he was enrolled in Hinds Community College’s Industrial Maintenance Program and expected to graduate in May 2018. He also worked as a Maintenance Technician at Popeye’s Fried Chicken and held an internship at MMC Materials.

The cause of death and whether a crime was involved have not been widely reported, and no arrests or suspects have been identified in the information that has been shared. His family and friends remembered him as a young man with a promising future whose loss was deeply felt.

If anyone in Jackson knew Dante Purvis or has information about what happened on or around January 23, 2018, please come forward and share what you know.