Terrence Anthony Young Jr., a 16-year-old Black student and football player at Gulfport High School, was shot just after midnight on Monday, September 16, 2024, near Indiana Avenue and Jackson Street in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was found inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound and taken to Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, then transferred to USA Hospital in Mobile, Alabama, where he was removed from life support on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The Harrison County Coroner ruled his death a homicide from a single gunshot wound.

The Gulfport Police Department opened an investigation but released few details about what led to the shooting. In the days after his death, no arrests had been announced and no suspect description or motive was provided. The community has been left with many unanswered questions about the circumstances of his killing.

If anyone has information about Terrence’s shooting or saw activity near Indiana Avenue and Jackson Street around midnight on September 16, please contact Gulfport police.