Demarcus Deangelo Smith was 20 when he was shot and killed in Meridian, Mississippi, on September 6, 2015. According to reports, he was walking north on 25th Avenue near 16th Street with an associate when two men walking the opposite way passed them and one suddenly opened fire. Smith was struck multiple times in the back, collapsed at the scene, and was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The person with him was unharmed.

Witnesses told police the shooters ran from the scene and flagged down a vehicle to escape. Descriptions given to detectives identified the shooter as a light-complexioned Black male with freckles and short dreadlocks, wearing a black t-shirt, light-blue jeans, and a red bandana in his back pocket. The second man was described as a skinny, dark-complexioned Black male with a small afro in a black t-shirt and dark jeans. No arrests have been made and the case remains an open cold case.

If anyone has information about that night or recognizes the descriptions provided, please share what you know with Meridian police.