Willie Morris, a 38-year-old Black man, was shot and killed on the evening of Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in the 5400 block of Gault Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The same incident left a 23-year-old woman critically wounded; she was taken to a nearby hospital for emergency surgery.

Reports say the violence began as a verbal argument between the female victim and a male suspect that escalated to gunfire. The suspect fled the scene after the shooting. The Jackson Police Department identified and arrested a suspect in connection with Morris’s death, charging Reginald McDonald. The motive for the confrontation and shooting has not been publicly detailed.

If anyone witnessed the events on Gault Street that night or has information about the argument that preceded the shooting, please share what is known.