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LaMarkus Moore was sentenced to life after a first-degree murder conviction in the killing of Joseph Reddix.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, Hinds County District Attorney Brad McCullouch announced that LaMarkus Moore, 37, of Jackson, Miss., was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Feb. 15, 2023, shooting death of Joseph Reddix. Hinds County Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten imposed the sentence. Co-defendant Kenneth Gross still awaits trial.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A first-degree murder conviction plus a life sentence is the judgment after trial. It is not an open accusation. Hinds County Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten sentenced LaMarkus Moore to life imprisonment after the conviction in the Feb. 15, 2023, shooting death of Joseph Reddix.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, Hinds County District Attorney Brad McCullouch announced that LaMarkus Moore, 37, of Jackson, Miss., was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. WLBT and WAPT reported the announcement, with coverage continuing into Oct. 2. The case is the Feb. 15, 2023, shooting death of Joseph Reddix.
Capitol Police responded to a shooting on Taylor Street in Jackson and found Reddix deceased in the driver's seat of a white Lexus, the district attorney's office said. The office described evidence that Moore shot Reddix seven times, five of them in the back, with bullets traveling through the car's seats. WAPT reported that Reddix was found slumped, with his foot on the accelerator.
Hinds County Circuit Judge Adrienne Wooten sentenced Moore after the conviction. Assistant District Attorneys Charles King and Evan Enochs prosecuted the case. McCullouch said in a statement, "Joseph Reddix lost his life after Moore hunted him down on the streets of Jackson." Co-defendant Kenneth Gross awaits trial and remains presumed innocent of any pending counts.
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