Deandre Jeffries, 22, was shot and killed inside CJ’s Lounge on North Ida B. Wells Street in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in the early hours of March 15, 2026. The shooting happened between 12:00 a.m. and 12:30 a.m.; Jeffries sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the chest and died despite paramedic efforts to stabilize him.

Patrons inside the lounge reported seeing Jeffries fall and did not immediately realize he had been shot. People outside the bar said they heard a single gunshot just before patrons rushed out. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and Holly Springs Police Department are investigating jointly through the Marshall County and Holly Springs Joint Violent Crimes Task Force and have classified the death as a homicide.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Anyone with information about what happened that night is asked to contact investigators.