A domestic dispute in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on the evening of Thursday, June 8, 2023, ended with one partner dead and the other critically hurt. Police were called to a residence on Louis Piernas Drive at about 10:08 p.m. and found 32-year-old Stephen Mosley and his girlfriend and housemate, Lakeila Billizon, both with gunshot wounds to the torso.

Investigators say a physical altercation between the couple escalated when a firearm became involved; during a struggle over the weapon it discharged once, striking both Mosley and Billizon. Mosley was taken to Ochsner Medical Center and later died of his injuries. Billizon was transported to a hospital in Louisiana and was listed in serious but stable condition. The circumstances of the shooting are under investigation.

If anyone in Bay St. Louis knows more about the couple, their relationship, or that night on Louis Piernas Drive, please share what you know.