Shaundra Harris was 45 years old when she was last seen in the New Hope community of Lowndes County, Mississippi, on Saturday, February 18, 2023. Public missing-person records describe her as a Black/African American woman with brown hair and brown eyes, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a reported weight range of 130 to 200 pounds. She was last known to be wearing a red shirt, blue jean leggings, and tan boots.
Her last known location was Stringer Lane in the New Hope area, where she was seen by family and friends before she disappeared.
After Shaundra was seen by loved ones, authorities believe she met up with Bobby Knight, who also disappeared on February 18, 2023, from the Columbus, Mississippi area. Public reports have consistently linked the two disappearances because they were believed to have been together or to have met up around the time they were last seen. Bobby Knight was reportedly driving a 2009 red Toyota Camry with Mississippi license plate LTG 7616 when he vanished. In the days after they went missing, that vehicle was found abandoned and burned on Starkville Road in Crawford, Mississippi, a disturbing discovery that deepened concern for both Shaundra and Bobby.
As the days passed without contact, the worry surrounding Shaundra’s disappearance grew. Attempts to reach her were unsuccessful, and she was not seen or heard from again. Local coverage reported that Columbus police were searching for Shaundra and Bobby and asking the public for help, while later reporting indicated that investigators from the Columbus Police Department and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department still did not know what had happened to the pair. Columbus Police Chief Joseph Daughtry said the case had not gone cold, but that the trail had cooled and investigators needed the public’s help.
Shaundra’s case remains a painful and unresolved disappearance centered on a woman last seen by people who knew her, followed by a believed meeting with another missing person and the later discovery of a burned vehicle connected to the case. The available public information leaves many unanswered questions: where Shaundra and Bobby went after February 18, 2023, what happened to the red Toyota Camry before it was found burned, and who may have information that has not yet reached investigators. In overview, Shaundra Harris disappeared from the New Hope area of Lowndes County, Mississippi, at age 45; she was last known to have been seen on Stringer Lane, believed to have met Bobby Knight afterward, and has not been publicly reported as found, leaving her family, friends, and community still waiting for answers.Last Seen: Feb 18, 2023
