On July 29, 2023, 25-year-old rapper Raheem Bacon, known as 350Heem, was shot and killed outside the Jade Fox Lounge in Lakeland, Florida. The party where the shooting occurred had been hosted by his brother Dwayne Bacon to celebrate Raheem’s new album and was winding down when staff began turning on the lights shortly before 2 a.m. A confrontation at the entrance—after several people, including Jamilah Johnson and her mother Regina Orr, were denied entry—escalated into a large fight that spilled into the parking lot.

Video and witness accounts say Bacon came to his mother Kennie Crawford’s defense after Orr struck her, and that Bacon raised a firearm and shot Orr seconds before being shot himself by Johnson. Bacon was taken by private vehicle to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center and pronounced dead; Orr was critically injured. Johnson, 23, was arrested at the scene and later charged with possession of a concealed firearm and tampering with evidence after a stolen .40 caliber Glock linked to the bullets that killed Bacon was recovered and other charges were dropped. The State Attorney’s Office concluded the circumstances did not support homicide charges against Johnson, finding she had reacted to her mother being shot.

Raheem Bacon had signed with Motown Records and was described by family as a loving father and rising artist. Does anyone have information about the events at the Jade Fox Lounge that night?