On the evening of November 28, 2015, a violent domestic tragedy occurred at a residence on Church Street in Como, Mississippi, claiming the lives of two women. Authorities were called to the home around 10:00 p.m. after reports of a shooting. Inside, they discovered the bodies of 68-year-old Emma Jackson, a Black female, and her 22-year-old granddaughter, Cerea Jackson. Both women had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
The horrific incident unfolded in the presence of Cerea’s two young children, an infant and a four-year-old. The four-year-old managed to flee the house after the shooting to alert neighbors, who then contacted law enforcement.
Investigators quickly identified a suspect, Quendarius Brejuan Robinson, who had been in a relationship with Cerea Jackson. According to police reports, the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute between Robinson and his girlfriend, which escalated into lethal violence that also claimed the life of her grandmother. Following the murders, Robinson fled the scene, prompting a manhunt by local authorities, including the Como Police Department, the Panola County Sheriff’s Department, and the U.S. Marshals Service. He was considered armed and dangerous, with officials warning that family members aiding his evasion could also face charges.
The search for Robinson concluded several days later on November 30, 2015, when he was located and arrested without incident at a residence on Martin Luther King Drive in nearby Batesville, Mississippi. At the time of his arrest, Robinson was already known to the legal system, having previously pleaded guilty to an aggravated assault charge involving a separate shooting in 2014, for which he was serving a probationary sentence. He was subsequently charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of Emma and Cerea Jackson.
In November 2016, nearly a year after the killings, Quendarius Robinson stood trial for the double homicide. A Panola County jury found him guilty on both counts. The court sentenced Robinson to life in prison plus an additional ten years, ensuring he would serve significant time for the brutal nature of the crime committed in front of young children.
