Two missing teenagers were found shot to death on the side of South Springdale Road in Hinds County, Mississippi around noon on Monday March 30, 2026. Sanitation workers making their routine route in the rural 1700 block discovered the bodies and immediately notified authorities prompting a swift response from the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office.
The victims were identified as 16 year old Terry Burrell Jr. and 16 year old Khloe Hudson both Jackson Public School students who attended Lanier High School and knew each other. Both had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and the case has been classified as a double homicide with the sheriff stating it does not appear to be a random act of violence.
The two teens had been reported missing to the Jackson Police Department within the previous 24 hours before their bodies were discovered on the side of South Springdale Road in Hinds County. The sheriff’s office confirmed that the discovery occurred during a routine workday for sanitation crews in this rural part of the county.
Deputies secured the scene in the 1700 block and began processing evidence while the investigation focused on the circumstances that led the victims to that location. No additional injuries or threats were reported from the incident that unfolded on the roadway in Hinds County.
Terry Burrell Jr. and Khloe Hudson were remembered by school officials and the community as young students whose sudden deaths have left Lanier High School and the Jackson area in mourning. Counselors have been made available to support students and staff at the school as they grieve the loss of two classmates. The sheriff’s office has emphasized that the killings were targeted rather than random with detectives working to determine if the teens were brought to the South Springdale Road location or if other factors were involved.
The Hinds County Sheriff’s Office is treating the case as a double homicide and has asked the public for any information that could help identify those responsible. The discovery on South Springdale Road has heightened concerns in the rural parts of the county where residents have expressed shock over the violence that claimed two young lives. Local authorities continue to coordinate with Jackson Police to connect the missing persons reports with the findings in Hinds County.
The Jackson and Hinds County communities have come together in grief with tributes highlighting the bright futures cut short for Terry Burrell Jr. and Khloe Hudson. Family friends and schoolmates have shared messages of support and sorrow as the investigation proceeds into the events that led to the bodies being found on the side of South Springdale Road. The tragedy has prompted calls for greater awareness around youth safety and violence prevention in the region.
The Hinds County Sheriff’s Office continues its active investigation into the March 30 discovery on South Springdale Road urging anyone with information to contact authorities at 601 352 1521 or Crime Stoppers at 601 355 TIPS. The case remains open as detectives review all evidence from the rural roadway in Hinds County while the community mourns the loss of two 16 year old students from Jackson Public Schools. No suspects have been named as the probe advances into the double homicide that unfolded in this part of Mississippi.
