ShaMaya Anderson was 15 when she was shot multiple times and killed on Meadow Lane in Jackson, Mississippi, in the early evening of January 4, 2023. An eighth-grader remembered as friendly, outgoing and a middle school basketball team member, her death shocked the community and prompted a vigil where family and neighbors honored her memory.

The Jackson Police Department opened an intensive investigation that focused on a juvenile suspect. On January 25, 2023, authorities arrested 15-year-old Montravious Baker in connection with the homicide. Officials have not publicly disclosed a motive for the shooting.

If anyone has information about ShaMaya, where she was that evening, or the events leading up to January 4, please come forward to assist the investigation.