Jaxx High

On the night of September 28, 2025, a tense confrontation outside a Wendy’s restaurant on South Highland Street in Memphis, Tennessee, ended in the death of Jaxx High. The 19-year-old White male from Bartlett was approached around 10:30 p.m. by several bounty hunters who were attempting to take him into custody. During the encounter, High fired shots at the men before turning the gun on himself. Emergency responders rushed him to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.

At the time of his death, High was a fugitive with two active warrants for second-degree murder stemming from two separate incidents. The events that led to the bounty hunters' pursuit began on September 8, 2025, when a warrant was issued for his arrest in a deadly shooting. Because he was already out on bond for a previous murder charge, a judge revoked his bond and issued a second warrant, triggering the manhunt.

The first charge against High originated from an incident on January 28, 2024. On that day, Memphis police responded to Wrenwood Street, where a child had died. A medical examiner’s autopsy later determined the cause of death to be fentanyl toxicity. Investigators alleged that High, then 17 years old, had supplied the fatal dose. He was arrested and charged as an adult with second-degree murder. A second suspect, Samuel Sipes, also faced a murder charge in the case. High was subsequently released from jail on a $75,000 bond.

While out on bond, High was identified by police as the suspect in another homicide. This second case involved a shooting on July 1, 2024, on Felix Avenue in the Cooper-Young neighborhood that left one man dead and a woman injured. Following this development, the new warrants were issued for his arrest in early September 2025.

Less than three weeks after he became a wanted man in the second murder case, Jaxx High’s life ended in the parking lot of the East Memphis restaurant. Police investigated the shooting at the scene but made no arrests in connection with the gunfire that occurred during the attempted apprehension. The case regarding High’s death was closed, with the latest police statements issued in October 2025.