On the morning of October 28, 2018, 35-year-old Erick Kintae Earls of Gloster was fatally shot outside The Ice House and Upper Deck Sports Bar in McComb, Mississippi. Friends and family remembered Earls as a humble, kind man who loved to cook and who would help anyone in need.

McComb police identified 22-year-old Bruce Everett Varnado of Tylertown as the suspect and said the shooting followed an argument between Varnado and Earls. A murder warrant was issued for Varnado and investigators conducted a search for him. In January 2019, after a tip, police located Varnado; he fled briefly and was apprehended as he tried to escape into a wooded area behind a house. He was charged with Earls’ murder.

If anyone was at The Ice House or Upper Deck Sports Bar that night or has information about the dispute that led to this shooting, please share what is known.