On the afternoon of December 31, 2024, 24-year-old Alexis Deshanna House of Toomsuba, Mississippi, was found inside a home in the 4000 block of York Road with a single gunshot wound to her head. Deputies from the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department responded to an emergency call at about 1:51 p.m. and Metro Ambulance personnel attempted lifesaving measures; House was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said all individuals involved were identified early on and worked the case through interviews, forensic analysis and an autopsy.

On June 11, 2025, authorities arrested 28-year-old Ja'Carrius LaShon Gaddis of Lauderdale and charged him with murder. Officials say Gaddis and House were in a domestic relationship at the time of her death. Bond was set at $250,000; Gaddis posted bond and was released the same day. The case is being prepared for presentation to the next available Lauderdale County grand jury.

If anyone knew Alexis, her movements that afternoon, or has information about the relationship, please come forward to assist the ongoing proceedings.