On the afternoon of April 9, 2026, 22-year-old Jaylin Carmello Bass was shot and killed on Lima Drive in Gautier, Mississippi. Responding to reports of gunfire around 2:30 p.m., emergency crews found Bass with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts.

Born July 10, 2003, in Pascagoula and raised in Gautier, Jaylin graduated from Moss Point High School. He was remembered by family and friends for his joyful spirit and a budding passion for music and rapping. The Gautier Police Department, assisted by K-9 units and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, launched an investigation and identified a person of interest; a suspect was taken into custody later that same day. Authorities did not immediately release the suspect’s name or formal charges as the probe continued.

If anyone knew Jaylin, witnessed the shooting, or has information about what happened on Lima Drive that afternoon, please come forward.