Timothy Blair, a 31-year-old man from Greenville, Mississippi, died after a shooting on Friday night, March 27, 2026. The case began around 9:30 p.m., when Greenville Police Department officers were alerted to gunfire in the 1700 block of U.S. Highway 82 East, near an Exxon gas station. When officers arrived, they found shell casings scattered in the parking lot, confirming that a shooting had taken place, but the wounded victim was not initially found at the scene.
A short time later,
officials at Delta Health reported that a gunshot victim had arrived in the hospital’s trauma room. That victim was identified as Timothy Blair. He was later pronounced dead, turning what began as a shots-fired response outside a gas station into a homicide investigation. Public memorial records also list Blair as having been lost to gun violence in Greenville on March 27, 2026.
Investigators connected the shooting to 23-year-old Roderick Jenkins Jr., who was arrested after the incident. Jenkins was charged with murder and aggravated assault in connection with Blair’s death. Authorities did not release detailed information about what led up to the shooting, whether Blair and Jenkins knew each other, or whether anyone else was wounded or targeted during the incident.
After his arrest, Jenkins was held at the Washington County Regional Correctional Facility while awaiting his initial court appearance. No trial outcome, conviction, plea, or sentencing information was found in the available online reporting. Blair’s funeral arrangements were later handled by Byas Funeral Home in Greenville, with visitation scheduled for April 17, 2026, and services the following day at House of Prayer Church of God in Christ, followed by burial at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.
