In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 28, 2024, a dispute at 139 East Chippewa Street in Brookhaven, Mississippi, ended in gunfire that killed 46-year-old Carlos Tarell Smith. Police were called about 12:03 a.m. for a fight in progress and then for someone down; officers found Smith at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds. Another man, Craig Dunbar, was also shot and taken by private vehicle to Southwest Mississippi Medical Center in McComb for treatment.

Carlos Smith, born March 23, 1977, was remembered by family as kind and loving. Brookhaven Police Chief Kenneth Collins said investigators have identified a few suspects and asked witnesses to come forward.

If anyone was at or near East Chippewa Street that night or has information that could help the case, please share what you know.