John Earl Kennedy III, 30, was found with multiple gunshot wounds after a home invasion at his Artes Street residence in the Orange Grove area of Gulfport on the night of December 5, 2017. The Harrison County Coroner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the chest. Gulfport Police responded to the scene and opened an investigation into the fatal shooting.

At the time of the initial response no arrests were announced. In the years since, there have been no public updates naming suspects or revealing arrests; the investigation remains open and few details about motive or persons of interest have been released. The identity of the person or people who carried out the home invasion and killed Kennedy has not been resolved.

If anyone knew John Kennedy, lived nearby, or has information about activity in the Orange Grove neighborhood on December 5, 2017, please come forward to Gulfport Police.