On Monday, May 2, a body was found with multiple gunshot wounds on Jackson-Raymond Road near McFarland Road.
The identity of the victim has now been released as Isaiah Roderick Evans, 18, of Ridgeland.
The case is being considered a homicide investigation.
Anyone with information about Evans’ death can call the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office at (601)-352-1521 or Crime Stoppers at (601)-355-8477.