On the late evening of June 25, 2016, a shooting on University Boulevard near Cherry Street in Jackson, Mississippi, left 30-year-old William Potts dead. Potts was a passenger in a Lexus SUV with two other men, Bobby Potts and Paul Staples, when a maroon vehicle carrying four men pulled alongside and opened fire. All three occupants were struck; William and Bobby Potts suffered chest wounds, and Paul Staples was hit in the foot. The driver, wounded, drove to a hospital where William Potts was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Bobby Potts was reported in stable condition and Paul Staples was treated and released. Jackson police identified four male suspects by name and sought warrants charging one count of murder, two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle. The motive has not been disclosed.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the people involved, please share it with investigators.