On June 16, 2023, 20-year-old Ladarion Deonte Hamilton was found suffering from a gunshot wound in the 1600 block of Rich Avenue in Gulfport, Mississippi. Gulfport Police responded to a call at 12:40 a.m.; Hamilton was taken to Memorial Hospital in Gulfport and pronounced dead at 1:43 a.m. The Harrison County Coroner determined the cause of death was a single gunshot wound.

The Gulfport Police Department opened a homicide investigation and has said it is still working to establish motive and the circumstances of the shooting. No suspects or arrests have been publicly identified as the investigation continues. Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Gulfport Police Department or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers.

If anyone has information about Hamilton, his movements that night, or the Rich Avenue area around 12:40 a.m., please contact investigators.