Shawn Williams III, 22, was killed in the early morning of November 19, 2023, on C.C. Bryant Street in the Baertown neighborhood of McComb, Mississippi. Williams, a Black male, was struck by multiple gunshots and died after being taken to Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center.

A gathering after Williams’ funeral on December 2 was followed by a separate shooting at a nearby gas station that wounded five people; authorities did not immediately confirm a direct link between the two incidents. The investigation into Williams’ killing led to an arrest on December 19 when 45-year-old Chauncey Dyson was taken into custody by FBI agents in Lancaster, Texas as the primary suspect. Dyson was returned to Mississippi and in January 2024 was held on a $1 million bond on a charge of first-degree murder; court filings allege the fatal encounter arose from a dispute over a dice game.

Are there witnesses or local details about the November 19 scene or the funeral-day shooting that could help clarify what happened?