Brandon Cooper, 29, was killed in Lexington, Mississippi on February 14, 2018, in what authorities described as a robbery that turned deadly. Reports say the confrontation began after an altercation involving drugs and involved Cooper and another man, Grant Genous, Jr. During the attempted robbery, gunfire broke out and Cooper was fatally wounded. The victim was identified as the son of a local alderman.

Investigators named two suspects, Calvin Gibson and Dworne Brown, in the case. Calvin Gibson was arrested, charged with capital murder, tried, and a jury found him guilty; he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Details about the legal outcome for Dworne Brown are not clear in the available reports.