Matthew Morgan, 38, was found inside a home on East Wells Avenue in Calhoun City, Mississippi, on the evening of Tuesday, October 7, 2025, with an apparent fatal gunshot wound. His body was sent to the State Medical Examiner for autopsy, and the case is being treated as a homicide. The Calhoun City Police Department is leading the investigation with support from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.

Investigators later identified a suspect and arrested Brennan Martin in neighboring Webster County; he has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Morgan’s death. Authorities also charged Carrie Martin, Brennan Martin’s mother, with accessory after the fact; she was being held in the Pontotoc County Jail.

If anyone in Calhoun City knew Matthew, witnessed activity on East Wells Avenue that evening, or has information about the people involved, please come forward to assist the investigation.