Brandon Nix

On the evening of July 2, 2022, an argument at a horse barn in Terry, Mississippi, ended a young man’s life. Brandon Nix, a 27-year-old Black man, was at a property on Wynndale Road when a dispute broke out around 9:30 p.m. The altercation escalated, and another man shot Nix twice. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Deputies from the Hinds County Sheriff's Office responded to the shooting and launched an investigation. They identified the shooter as Michael Harvey Jr., who was 24 at the time. Investigators determined that Harvey and Nix were acquainted with each other. Harvey was arrested at the scene, and deputies recovered a handgun.

Following the investigation, the Hinds County District Attorney's Office charged Michael Harvey Jr. with murder in the shooting death of Brandon Nix. The case then proceeded through the court system.

A Hinds County jury heard the case and ultimately found Michael Harvey Jr. guilty of first-degree murder. After the conviction, a judge sentenced him to life in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections without the possibility of parole. With the verdict and sentencing, the case is resolved.