Johnny Ricardo Mason, 33, was shot at the Holiday Apartments in Natchez, Mississippi, and died after officers found him on the ground with a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen. Police were called on January 4, 2022; Mason identified his assailant to responding officers before he succumbed.

He named Michael Thomas, also known as Traedo, who fled the scene. A manhunt by the Natchez Police Department and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office lasted about 24 hours and ended when Thomas surrendered to authorities. Thomas, 28 at the time of the offense, had prior convictions including a five-year sentence for aggravated assault and a more recent arrest for an alleged kidnapping that was later dropped.

The shooting occurred in a public area with several people, including children, nearby. What additional information do readers have about that night or the people involved?