Jatarious Reives, 24, known as RED, was fatally shot in downtown Mobile, Alabama, during a large New Year’s Eve gathering on Dauphin Street. The shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. on December 31, 2022, and also wounded nine other people. Police described the incident as gang-related after an argument between Reives and another man escalated to gunfire. Investigators say a friend of Reives returned fire and that the exchange of bullets was indiscriminate, striking bystanders.

Reives, a former student at B.C. Rain High School who was expecting a child, was killed amid violence that left his family grieving, having recently lost another relative to gun violence. Authorities identified 22-year-old Thomas Earl Thomas Jr. as the primary suspect; Thomas was injured in the incident and was taken into custody after his hospital release and faces multiple charges including murder and assault. The investigation is ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the events that night, please share what is known.