On the evening of Friday, November 4, 2016, 21-year-old Rochon Jackson was found on Rita Court in Jackson, Mississippi, suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency personnel arrived about 6:30 p.m., but Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene. Neighbors described the normally quiet residential street as stunned by the sudden violence.

The Jackson Police Department opened a homicide investigation and, over the following weekend, identified and arrested 24-year-old Jeremy Russell. Russell was charged with Jackson’s murder; authorities had not released a motive at the time of the arrest.

Rochon Jackson, born December 11, 1994, was a student at Jackson State University and worked at Walmart. Family and friends remembered him for his infectious smile and caring nature. If anyone has information about what happened on Rita Court that night, please come forward.