James Carson, 40, was fatally shot on the morning of December 31, 2025, at a friend’s apartment in the Brazil Homes complex in Greenwood, Mississippi. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Carson worked at a local Wendy’s.

Deputies from the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department and first responders investigated the apartment after the shooting. No suspects or arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open. Few additional public details about motive or the sequence of events inside the apartment have been released.

If anyone was in or near the Brazil Homes complex on December 31 and saw anything unusual, or knew James Carson and has information that could help the investigation, please come forward to the Leflore County Sheriff’s Department.