On the evening of April 4, 2026, Antonio Conner, 38, of Laurel, Mississippi, was shot in the abdomen in the 1000 block of First Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. Responding Laurel Police officers found Conner at the scene and he was transported to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Witnesses told police the shooting followed a dispute with a relative. The Laurel Police Department identified 42-year-old James Darnell Arrington as the suspect and issued an alert describing him as armed and dangerous; he was wanted on charges including murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Arrington turned himself in to the Laurel Police Department on the evening of April 7, 2026, and was booked into the Jones County Sheriff’s Department jail. Additional charges included tampering with physical evidence and a capias warrant; bond was set at $260,000.

Reports describe the incident as an escalation of a personal conflict between the two related men. If anyone has information about Antonio Conner, his movements that evening, or witnessed the dispute, please come forward.