On the night of August 13, 2024, 22-year-old Jermaine Jones was found fatally shot outside an apartment complex at 2661 Old Highway 61 in Tunica, Mississippi. Deputies and first responders arrived after a 10:58 p.m. 911 call and discovered Jones next to a vehicle with a single gunshot wound; Pafford EMS responded but he was pronounced dead at the scene by Tunica County Coroner Glen Grant.

The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death as a homicide. An autopsy was scheduled at the Mississippi Crime Lab in Jackson. No motive has been released, no suspects were publicly identified, and no arrests had been announced in the initial reports. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Office or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers, with a reward offered for information leading to an arrest.

If anyone saw or heard anything around 2661 Old Highway 61 on the night of August 13 that could help the investigation, please contact the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office or Crime Stoppers.