Demarion Dee Tillman was 15 when he was shot and killed in Canton, Mississippi, on July 1, 2021. Known to family and friends as Dee, he is described as a teenager with a promising future whose life was cut short by the fatal shooting.

Public details about what happened that day are sparse. Local law enforcement opened an investigation and, within days, arrested another 15-year-old in connection with Demarion’s death. The suspect’s name, the precise charges, and subsequent court developments were not released in the immediate aftermath.

The community mourned a young person lost and the added tragedy that the person arrested was also a minor. If anyone knew Demarion or has information about the shooting, please come forward to assist the investigation.