A Friday night shooting took the life of a 22-year-old Indianola man.
According to Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton, Adrian Jacquez Liggins was shot while driving down Garrard Avenue after 9 p.m. last night.
He was pronounced deceased at 10 p.m., Burton said.
This is Indianola's first recorded homicide in 2025, following nine homicides in 2024.
Indianola Police Chief Ronald Sampson told The Enterprise-Tocsin that few details of Friday's murder were ready for release as of Saturday afternoon.
He said that investigators are following up on leads, but no suspects had been named as of press time.
Sampson urges anyone who may have information regarding the shooting to call the police or download the Tip411 app where individuals may offer information anonymously.
Liggins was known to many simply as “Dude”, according to his former football coach.
He was a 2020 graduate of Gentry High School, where he was a standout athlete, especially during his senior football season when he was one of the leaders on the Rams’ wide receiver corps.
In this file photo, the late Adrian Liggins chases down a Thomas Edwards ball carrier during the 2019 Unity Bowl. File Photo
“(Adrian) was one of the best kids I coached at Gentry High School,” former Rams Head Coach Mario Young told The E-T. “He was a very respectful young man and carried himself like a student-athlete. He did well in all his classes academically, and I can’t recall a time with him having any discipline problems. He will truly be missed by his family, classmates, teachers and teammates. My prayers and condolences go out to the family.”
In this file photo, the late Adrian Liggins receives instructions from one of his coaches during an August 2019 game. File Photo
Liggins was also the recipient of a $100 scholarship, upon graduation, according to a June 2020 article in The E-T.
