On November 15, 2022, 39-year-old Ricky Davis was found inside an apartment at the Cypress Lake complex on 29th Street in Gulfport, Mississippi, having been fatally shot multiple times. Police described the scene as suspicious after a call in the early morning hours and opened a homicide investigation into his death.

Authorities identified 28-year-old Royce Alexander Barthelemy as the suspect and issued an arrest warrant for murder, describing him as an African-American male, six feet tall, about 150 pounds, and potentially armed and dangerous. Meanwhile, 44-year-old Renee Patricie Barthelemy was arrested and charged with hindering prosecution; bond was set at $50,000. The nature of Renee Barthelemy’s relationship to the suspect was not stated.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Royce Alexander Barthelemy is asked to contact Gulfport police.