Jamarius T. Jackson was 20 when he was shot at the Holiday Apartments in Natchez, Mississippi. On June 19, 2015, at about 10 p.m., gunfire erupted and Jackson was struck twice, in the lower hip and in the back. He was taken to Merit Health Natchez and died of his wounds on June 20, 2015.

Witnesses told investigators they saw a car drive past as the shots were fired, and police treated the incident as possibly a drive-by shooting. Detectives reported an earlier altercation at the complex involving a group of young men and a family, and believed a disagreement between Jackson and occupants of the car may have escalated.

In the months after the killing, two men were arrested and charged in connection with Jackson’s death: 19-year-old Lee Raymond Smith Jr. and 23-year-old Antonio K. Clay. Smith was indicted for murder and released on $300,000 bond; Clay was charged with murder and a probation violation and held without bond. Investigators pointed to the vehicle allegedly used in the shooting, identified in part by dents consistent with bullets Jackson reportedly fired while defending himself.

If anyone knew Jackson, witnessed the shooting, or has information about the vehicle involved, please come forward.