On April 16, 2014, in Nettleton, Mississippi, 44-year-old Joseph Valie Bass was shot and killed after an argument erupted inside a vehicle he was riding in with his brother, 49-year-old Otis Eugene Bass, and two other men. Guin. Joseph tried to flee on foot but was pursued and shot multiple times; witnesses said Otis stood over Joseph and fired rounds that struck his head and chest.

Jamie Guin was critically wounded and later died at a Tupelo hospital. When Nettleton police arrived, Otis Bass fired at them and struck their patrol vehicle; an officer returned fire and Otis was killed at the scene. The fourth man in the car, a family member, was uninjured and cooperated with investigators. The investigation concluded the officer’s use of force was justified.

Are there readers who knew Joseph Bass or have information about the events that day?