James Kevin Lowe, 41, was shot to death on November 14, 2020, in Purvis, Mississippi, in what authorities describe as a double homicide that also claimed the life of 37-year-old Amanda West Rutherford. Police said a 39-year-old man, Anthony Shane Simmons, was suspected of carrying out the killings and that investigators believed he knew the victims; the relationship and motive were not publicly detailed.

A manhunt for Simmons began after the discovery of the bodies. Deputies located him at a relative’s home the next morning; as officers approached he was found sitting against a tree with a gun and died of a self-inflicted wound before he could be taken into custody.

Kevin, as he was known to friends and family, enjoyed hunting, fishing, and baseball and was a father to two daughters and a son. Anyone with information about the events of November 14, 2020, in Purvis is asked to come forward.