Johnny Jemaine Reese, 36, was killed outside a barbershop on Washington Avenue in Bassfield, Mississippi, on February 25, 2023. Reese, a Carson resident and father of five who ran a brand called Dirty Money, was struck in the right shoulder when 26-year-old Antwan Loftin fired a 12-gauge shotgun during an altercation between the two men. A family member drove Reese to Jefferson Davis Community Hospital around 8 p.m., where he was pronounced dead.

Law enforcement received a tip identifying Loftin as the primary suspect; he was arrested that evening at a residence off Morgan Lane and initially charged with murder. Investigators later determined the incident lacked malice and the charge was reduced to manslaughter. A Justice Court Judge set bond at $300,000, and Loftin was held in the Jefferson Davis County jail while the matter was set to go before a Jefferson Davis County grand jury.

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