On the afternoon of Friday, May 30, 2025, a family dispute in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, ended in gunfire near East 9th Street and Dewey Street. Sixty-three-year-old Timothy Shanks, a Black/African American male, was shot around 1:55 p.m., taken to a local hospital, and later died of his injuries. The Hattiesburg Police Department is treating the death as a homicide.

Investigators quickly identified a suspect and, after an active warrant was issued, arrested 61-year-old Michael Bernard Shanks, a relative of the victim. He was booked into the Forrest County Jail and charged with First Degree Murder; bond was denied at his initial court appearance. Police described the shooting as an isolated incident and said there was no ongoing threat to the public.

What information do readers have about the relationship between the two men or about the events that led up to the dispute?