Joseph Lee Mitchell was 43 when he was found fatally shot in a yard in Hazelhurst, Mississippi, on April 14, 2015. Loved ones remembered him as outgoing, hilarious, an amazing uncle and a jack of all trades; the community was left mourning after the sudden, violent death.

Copiah County law enforcement opened an investigation that identified a suspect. That person was taken into custody and charged with murder in connection with Mitchell’s death, and the matter was moved into the prosecution phase.

If anyone knew Joseph, his routines, or saw anything in Hazelhurst around April 14, 2015, please come forward with information.