Samuel Williams III, 25, was fatally shot at a Shell gas station on Highway 82 East in Greenville, Mississippi, on the evening of February 15, 2025. The Greenville Police Department received a report of a shooting at about 8:40 p.m.; officers found Williams near a gas pump with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Eyewitnesses said a person in a black pickup truck pulled up, fired toward Williams, then fled in that vehicle.

Investigators began interviewing witnesses immediately and have appealed to the public for help. A reward of up to $2,000 has been offered for information that leads to an arrest. The motive has not been released and there have been no public announcements identifying suspects. If anyone was at the Shell that night or has information that could help the Greenville Police Department’s investigation, please come forward.