Anfernee Pollard, a 31-year-old Belizean-born musician known as "Big Bang Manifest," was shot and killed in a Las Vegas home on January 28, 2026. He was found alongside Briana Flowers, also 31, who was a friend. The grim discovery was made by Flowers' 7-year-old son, who bravely called 911 after finding his mother and Pollard unresponsive. When police arrived at the residence on Rowland Bluff, near Durango Drive and Mountain's Edge Parkway, they found both victims with life-threatening gunshot
wounds. Despite medical efforts, both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the double homicide quickly began to focus on a history of domestic turmoil involving Flowers and her ex-boyfriend. In the week prior to her death, Flowers had filed a police report against her ex after an altercation that left her with injuries requiring medical attention. Friends and family revealed that Flowers had grown increasingly fearful for her safety, telling them her ex-boyfriend had "tried to kill her" and that she had seen someone she believed to be him staring at her through her window as she slept. It was this fear that led her to ask friends, including Pollard, to stay with her for protection. Early reports indicate that an ex-partner may have entered the home, shot both occupants, and then fled.
As the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department continues to investigate the double homicide, one report has identified Jacob Charles, Flowers' ex-boyfriend, as the man accused of the killings. Charles, who is originally from Los Angeles, was reportedly in a tumultuous and abusive relationship with Flowers, which had led to their separation. Authorities in Nevada are currently searching for him, and he is considered to be on the run. No arrests have been made, and police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
The news of Pollard's violent death sent shockwaves through the music community in his native Belize, where he was celebrated as an ambitious and talented artist determined to make his mark internationally. Known for hits such as "Cocaina" and "Classy," he had moved to the United States several years prior to pursue his music career, collaborating with artists like King Kosa and Jamaican producer Rvssian. His brother, Allan Pollard, a former Deputy Mayor of Belize City, described him as a focused and solid individual whose priority had always been his career.
