In the spring of 2020, a familiar face in the neighborhood around the Toast & Sip Liquor Store on Medgar Evers Boulevard in Jackson, Mississippi, would be seen for the last time. Larry Lee, a 65-year-old male known affectionately by some as 'Caveman,' was a constant presence in the area. His life, however, was cut short on April 24, 2020, when he was fatally shot.
The investigation into Lee's death quickly focused on a prominent local business owner.
Greta Brown-Bully, the co-owner of the well-known Bully's Restaurant and the proprietor of the very liquor store in Lee's neighborhood, was identified as the suspect. On the night of the shooting, Jackson Police Department officers arrested Brown-Bully and charged her with murder in connection with Lee's death.
Following her arrest, Brown-Bully was booked and later released on a $100,000 bond. The news of the arrest sent ripples through the community, connecting a beloved local eatery to a tragic act of violence. In the days that followed Lee's death, those who knew him gathered for a protest and prayer vigil, remembering the man they described as a 'neighborhood legend' with a 'sweet and comical' personality. The case against Greta Brown-Bully would then move to the judicial system to determine the final chapter in the story of Larry Lee's untimely death.
