Markeithis Thomas James Smith, 42, was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head outside a party store in Jackson, Michigan, on August 28, 2022. The shooting shocked the community, where he was remembered as hardworking and loyal.

Jackson Police investigators focused on a suspect and obtained an arrest warrant. The man sought in connection with Smith’s death was located in Jackson, Mississippi, taken into custody, and returned to Michigan to face charges including open murder, felony firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. A jury later found the defendant guilty of second-degree murder and related firearm offenses, and he received a lengthy prison sentence for the killing of Markeithis Smith.

Did anyone in Jackson know Markeithis or see activity near the party store on the night of August 28, 2022?