On the evening of September 19, 2016, gunfire erupted on Lynch Street near Arbor Vista Boulevard in Jackson, Mississippi. Nineteen-year-old Justin Tillman was struck by multiple bullets and died at the scene. Commander Tyree Jones of the Jackson Police Department led the initial inquiry into the shooting, which came on a day that saw several other shootings in the area.

Investigators treated Tillman’s death as part of a broader pattern of violence that day, and the community responded with calls for increased law enforcement presence and community-based measures to address gun violence. Authorities later identified a person of interest who was arrested and charged with Tillman’s murder, and the case was prepared to proceed through the courts.

If anyone knew Justin or has information about the shooting, please come forward to help with the investigation.