On February 15, 2023, Capitol Police in Jackson, Mississippi, found 34-year-old Joseph Reddix, a Black man and alumnus of Morehouse College and St. Joseph Catholic School, dead inside his white Lexus on Taylor Street near West Street. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was discovered in the driver’s seat slumped over with his foot still on the accelerator. Investigators reported a disturbance just before the shooting and said a vehicle stolen from the scene was quickly recovered nearby.

Officials determined Reddix had been shot seven times, with five bullets striking his back after passing through the car seat. The Capitol Police identified two suspects; within a week they arrested 35-year-old Kenneth Gross, while the other suspect, LaMarkus Moore, was identified but at large and the public was asked for help locating him. The Hinds County District Attorney’s Office has been involved in the prosecution.

If anyone knew Joseph, saw activity on Taylor Street that night, or has information about the people involved, please come forward to the Capitol Police.