Deshar Octavia Brewer, a 30-year-old Black woman, died of gunshot injuries after being brought to Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, Mississippi, on February 14, 2024. Family and friends remembered her as kind and caring during a visitation at Johnson and Scott Mortuary LLC on March 8, 2024; her funeral service was held the next day at Christian Lighthouse M.B. Church in Shaw, followed by burial at Ray Memorial Gardens.

Few public details have been released about the shooting itself. Cleveland law enforcement is investigating but has not provided information about suspects or arrests. The community and Brewer’s family remain without public answers about what happened.

If anyone knew Deshar, witnessed the incident, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward to local authorities.