{"id":10471,"date":"2025-08-27T01:38:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=10471"},"modified":"2025-08-27T01:38:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:38:50","slug":"victim-accused-shooter-worked-with-comedian-katt-williams-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/?p=10471","title":{"rendered":"Victim, accused shooter worked with comedian Katt Williams, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SOUTHAVEN, Miss. \u2014 The suspect charged in the death of a Baltimore comedian has served as security for well-known comedian Katt Williams, multiple sources tell WREG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Victim, accused shooter worked with comedian Katt Williams, sources say\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SttcnOPbqV4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police say Tranell Marquise Williams, 38, has been charged in his death of 52-year-old Reginald Carroll, who was shot and killed last week at a home on Burton Lane in Southaven, Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reggie Carroll had appeared on the Katt Williams Heaven on Earth Tour this year, according to his social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-560-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-560-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-560-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-560-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-560.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A friend of the victim said Carroll has been touring with Williams and has recently been in the Southaven area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe had moved down there with Katt while they was on tour. You know, they was on tour together to stay with him while they was on tour,\u201d said Kemp Earl Mitchell, who says he\u2019s known Carroll for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond being known for providing laughs, loved ones say Carroll was also a father and a veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-561.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-561.png 768w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-561-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since his reported death six days ago, WREG has been pushing for answers \u2014 so have Carroll\u2019s loved ones, in his hometown of Baltimore, Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople are asking why?\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cThey don\u2019t understand, because the last time anyone talked to him, his spirit was different, he was laughing and talking. It\u2019s one of those things you see a person and then you don\u2019t see them the next day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-562.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10475\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-562.png 686w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-562-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several people have told WREG the person police have charged with Reggie\u2019s death, Tranell Williams, has at one point served as security for Katt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reggie\u2019s friend believed everything was positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-564.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-564.png 896w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-564-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/topkeynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-564-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s a type of people you be around that bring negative energy. We talked like a few days before his passing and there was no indication to me he was around no one like that,\u201d Mitchell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s hoping Reggie\u2019s family gets answers soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tranell Williams does not have any bond information, he\u2019s set to be in court later this week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTHAVEN, Miss. \u2014 The suspect charged in the death of a Baltimore comedian has served as security for well-known comedian Katt Williams, multiple sources tell WREG. 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