Deadrian Dominique Buckhalter, 28, was fatally shot in Columbus, Mississippi, on October 24, 2021. He was found with a gunshot wound in the carport of a residence on the 2500 block of 22nd Avenue North and was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital‑Golden Triangle, where he died shortly after arrival.

Witnesses told police that a heated argument occurred between Buckhalter and 47‑year‑old Terry Shortdogg Macon just before the shooting; Macon’s daughter was reportedly pregnant with Buckhalter’s child. Investigators recovered a weapon believed to be the firearm used in the shooting. Macon turned himself in to the Columbus Police Department and was charged with murder.

The motive, sequence of events leading to the shooting, and any additional witnesses or evidence remain points of interest. If anyone saw what happened that evening or has information about Buckhalter’s movements before the shooting, please come forward.