Shawn Hawkins Jr., 30, was shot and killed inside his Canton, Ohio, home on the morning of February 12, 2025. The shooting took place in the 1900 block of Second Street SW, where he lived with his longtime girlfriend and her sister. A 911 call came in just before 11:30 a.m.; officers found Hawkins with a gunshot wound to the chest. First responders gave aid and he was taken by ambulance to Aultman Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:58 a.m.

Police say the confrontation began as an argument over a cell phone and other property between Hawkins and his 18-year-old sister-in-law, Money Baccus. The dispute escalated and Baccus shot Hawkins; officers reported she also fired at her sister during the incident. The couple’s three small children were in the home and witnessed the shooting. Baccus fled after the shooting and was located and arrested in Akron the next day. She was charged with murder, felonious assault, and domestic violence.

What details about the morning of February 12 might help explain how this argument turned deadly, and can anyone with information about the household or the events that day come forward?