Kameron Bettis was 19 when he was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Gulfport, Mississippi, in the spring of 2020. Police responded to reports of shots fired into an occupied home on Klein Road; while officers were en route, Bettis arrived at a local hospital with a serious gunshot wound and was later airlifted to the University of South Alabama in Mobile. He died of his injuries after the transfer.

Investigators identified three other teenagers believed to have been involved. Three 18-year-olds named in the case are Michael King, Demetrius Coleman Jr. and Semaj Taylor. King and Coleman were taken into custody on charges of a drive-by shooting; Taylor was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact. The investigation into the circumstances and each person’s role was ongoing.

If anyone has information about the shooting or witnessed activity on Klein Road that afternoon, please come forward.