Brandon Michael Cartwright, 24, of Fruitdale, Alabama, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the High Noon Lounge in Waynesboro, Mississippi, at about 2:00 a.m. on June 29, 2024. Surveillance footage and witness accounts identified a suspect after the shooting, which investigators say followed an altercation in the parking lot.

A few days after the killing, 24-year-old Jaylen Keonta Mayfield of Waynesboro turned himself in and was charged with first-degree murder. A tan SUV reported by witnesses as the vehicle used to flee the scene was later found abandoned in the city. The following day, Jaylen’s 24-year-old cousin Richard Cheesy Mayfield was arrested at his home and charged as an accessory after the fact. A judge set Jaylen Mayfield’s bond at $1 million cash and Richard Mayfield’s at $500,000; both were held at the Wayne County Detention Center.

Cartwright was a fiancé and father of two young children, with a third child expected. Does anyone have information about the incident, the vehicles involved, or the moments leading up to the altercation?