In the early morning hours of a Saturday in Yazoo City, Mississippi, a violent altercation unfolded that would end with two men dead. On April 2, 2016, 59-year-old Wesley Moore was at the Big Chase Restaurant on East Broadway Street when he was shot in the back. The incident occurred around 1:45 a.m. Emergency services were called, and Moore was rushed to a hospital in Jackson for treatment.
Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
The investigation into the shooting quickly pointed to 45-year-old Keith Dent as the primary suspect. However, the case took a grim turn later that same day when Dent was discovered deceased. He was found at the intersection of Monroe Street and East Jefferson Street with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The back-to-back deaths of Moore and the man suspected of shooting him left the community shaken and officials to piece together the events that led to the tragic outcomes. The altercation at the restaurant, which was operating under the business name Fannie's Fast Food, reportedly had no security present at the time of the shooting. The incident was part of a string of violent events at late-night establishments in the city, prompting local leaders to express their concerns about the senseless violence and the need for a safer community.
