Joaquin Miller Sr., 43, was shot multiple times just before midnight on December 17, 2022, outside Tootsie’s Spot Pool Hall at 513 Monticello Street in Hazlehurst, Mississippi. A production technician at Airgas Dry Ice in nearby Star, Miller was a husband and father of two who grew up in Hazlehurst and graduated with the class of 1997. Police found him with critical gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators identified 29-year-old Mario Gary as the person of interest in the shooting. Gary turned himself in shortly after the incident and was arrested and charged with murder. Authorities have not announced a motive and continue to investigate the circumstances that led to Miller’s death.

If anyone knew Miller, his movements that night, or has information about what happened outside Tootsie’s Spot Pool Hall, please come forward.