On July 6, 2025, 34-year-old Telisa Holder was fatally shot as she left the Fox Den nightclub on Wilmington Street in Jackson, Mississippi. Holder and 35-year-old Racquel Freeman were killed in a single incident described as a double homicide. Holder is remembered as a mother of two and as a vibrant, outgoing person with a funny personality.

Authorities identified 31-year-old Lewis Powell as the person of interest and obtained a felony arrest warrant charging him in connection with the shootings. A search for Powell was conducted by law enforcement.

On July 30, 2025, members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force and the Capitol Police Warrants Division located Powell at a residence on Alta Vista Boulevard. Officers found Powell deceased from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound; the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation took over that inquiry. For Holder’s family, the case ended without a trial and many questions remain.

If anyone knew Telisa Holder or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.