Marlon Edwards, a 42-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on May 22, 2021, in Greenwood, Mississippi. The incident, which also resulted in the death of 39-year-old Leroye Watkins, unfolded as part of a violent night in the city that saw police investigating a total of three homicides.
The shooting that claimed the lives of Edwards and Watkins was one of two separate double homicides that occurred within a short timeframe. Law enforcement officials reported that the investigations into these incidents were extensive, though details about the specific circumstances surrounding the deaths of Edwards and Watkins have remained limited in publicly available sources.
At the time, the Greenwood Police Department actively sought information from the public to aid in their investigation. However, information regarding any identified suspects or subsequent arrests in connection with the deaths of Marlon Edwards and Leroye Watkins has not been released. The case is one of several unsolved homicides that have troubled the Greenwood community.
