In the early morning hours of March 8, 2026, 27-year-old Jamari Murray-Barnes was killed in a targeted shooting in Bradenton, Florida. Murray-Barnes and a companion, 22-year-old De’Ryan Lopez, were in a white vehicle at U.S. 41 and 53rd Avenue West when another car pulled alongside and multiple gunshots were fired. Deputies found the vehicle in the 5200 block of 14th Street West riddled with bullet holes and both men with gunshot wounds. Deputies provided medical aid, but Murray-Barnes was pronounced dead at the scene; Lopez was taken to hospital and expected to survive.

Detectives say the shooting was targeted and arose from an altercation at a local bar two days earlier. Investigators identified 35-year-old Maurice McCary, known as D’Low, as the primary suspect and obtained an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder; additional charges for Lopez’s injuries were indicated as pending. A reward of up to $9,500 was offered for information, and as of mid-March 2026 McCary remained at large.

If anyone knew Jamari, was at the bar that weekend, or has information about the shooting or McCary’s whereabouts, please share what you know with investigators.