Shortly before midnight on September 20, 2023, gunfire at the South Park Village Apartments in Laurel, Mississippi, left 32-year-old Jeremy Jermain Jones fatally wounded. The Laurel Police Department opened an intensive investigation into the shooting and identified a person of interest as 36-year-old Douglas Haynes, also known as Rudy.

Authorities obtained a murder warrant for Haynes and alerted the public that he should be considered armed and dangerous. Police reported Haynes has sometimes altered his appearance by wearing women’s clothing to evade capture and said he was believed to be in or around Jones County. A reward was offered for tips leading to his arrest.

If anyone has information about Jeremy Jones, Douglas Haynes, or the events at South Park Village Apartments that night, please contact the Laurel Police Department.