A fatal shooting occurred in the early morning hours of January 4, 2025, at Becky's Red Dog Saloon Bar and Grill on South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee. Officers arrived around 2:30 a.m. and found 32-year-old Phillip Dewayne Cody Thomas in the bar doorway with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses provided a description of the person who allegedly shot Thomas, prompting a Be On the Lookout alert. Deputies with the Crockett County Sheriff’s Department located the suspect’s vehicle and conducted a traffic stop; 55-year-old Dantae Connor was taken into custody without incident and charged with voluntary manslaughter. The Jackson Police Department offered condolences to Thomas’s family and said the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone who was at or near Becky’s Red Dog Saloon that morning or who has information about the shooting is asked to contact the Jackson Police Department.