On the morning of Friday, December 5, 2025, a tragic sequence of events unfolded in Jackson, Mississippi, resulting in the death of 24-year-old Latisha Michelle Denise Carter. Officers from the Jackson Police Department responded to a distress call around 6:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of Donaldson Drive in South Jackson. Upon arrival, they discovered the female victim unresponsive in the driveway of a residence. It is believed she may have been found by a family member shortly before police arrived. She had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene, marking the city's 58th homicide of the year.
Investigators immediately began canvassing the area for evidence, with Jackson Police Chief Tyree Jones addressing the public regarding the circumstances. Authorities revealed that a black or dark-colored SUV was observed leaving the vicinity of Donaldson Drive between 2:55 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. Detectives identified this vehicle and its occupant as potential persons of interest possibly involved in the shooting. The investigation indicated that the violence might not have been an isolated incident, as police drew connections to another deadly event that occurred just hours earlier in the same section of the city.
Prior to the discovery on Donaldson Drive, police had responded to a separate shooting call at approximately 2:39 a.m. in the 2800 block of Revere Street, located nearby. In that incident, officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds; one, a 37-year-old male, was found deceased inside a home, while the second victim was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. Chief Jones stated there was a strong indication that the shootings on Revere Street and Donaldson Drive were related, suggesting a linked chain of violence across South Jackson that morning.
As of late December 2025, no specific arrests had been publicly announced in connection with Latisha Michelle Denise Carter’s death. Police emphasized that the investigation remained active and ongoing, with detectives working to bridge the evidence between the two crime scenes. Law enforcement officials urged anyone with information regarding the dark-colored SUV or the shootings to contact the Jackson Police Department or Crime Stoppers to assist in identifying the individuals responsible for the violence.
