A confrontation outside Royal Liquor on South Center Road in Flint on September 14, 2023, ended in two deaths. The dispute began between 51-year-old Jabbar Brooks, who was from Greenville, Mississippi and living in Flint, and 21-year-old Johnny Brown VI. Brooks produced a firearm and shot Brown, fatally wounding him. A bystander intervened and took the weapon from Brooks. As Brooks tried to regain the gun, the bystander shot and killed Brooks.

After investigating the sequence of events, authorities determined the bystander’s actions amounted to a justifiable homicide and no charges were filed. Funeral services for Brooks were held September 30, 2023, at Shady Grove Church in Greenville, Mississippi.

Did anyone in the community witness the argument outside Royal Liquor or have additional details about what led up to the shooting?