Annie Peoples, 80, was fatally struck by a stray bullet while resting on her couch at her Nichols Boulevard home in Jackson, Mississippi. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. on April 1, 2024, when multiple people opened fire on the residence. Investigators say the gunfire was aimed at someone else whom the shooters mistakenly believed was at the house; that person was not there. Annie Peoples died at the scene.

The Jackson Police Department opened an investigation and identified a person of interest; no arrests were reported immediately following the killing. Annie Peoples is described in reports as a beloved local resident who became an innocent victim of violence aimed at another individual.

Did anyone in the Jackson area see or hear anything that night that might help explain who fired on the house?