JPD: Alleged Hideaway shooter paid guard $20 to enter party with a gun

Key Points:

• Eddie Collier, 22, from Brandon, Mississippi, has been arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder and seven counts of aggravated assault for a deadly shooting at the Hideaway nightclub during a Halloween party.
• The shooting resulted in two deaths—Lovdai Poindexter, 20, and Jada Henderson, 18—and injured multiple others; Collier allegedly opened fire after attempting to rob a person flashing cash inside the club.
• Collier was allowed into the club through the back door after paying a security guard $20 to bring in a weapon, despite being on house arrest and wearing an ankle monitor at the time.
• The case has been transferred to Hinds County Court, with bond denied for capital murder charges and set at $3.5 million for aggravated assault counts; Collier has a significant criminal history including burglary, armed robbery, and firearm-related offenses.
• Family and community members expressed grief and frustration over the incident and the criminal justice system, especially given Collier’s prior offenses and recent release from jail.