Shirlette Stephens Green, a 44-year-old African American woman from Marshall, Texas, was fatally shot in the upper chest on September 6, 2010. The shooting occurred in the couple’s home; Shirlette died shortly after the injury.

Her husband, Jeffery Charles Green, was arrested and charged in connection with the death. A Harrison County jury found him guilty of manslaughter; he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison and fined $5,000. Memorial services for Shirlette were held on September 11, 2010, at the Texas and Louisiana Baptist Association Building, and she was buried in Union Chapel Cemetery in Waskom.

Few public details are available about what led to the shooting or about the family’s statements. Does anyone have information about Shirlette’s life in Marshall or knew the family who can add context?