Christopher Charles Bland, 35, died after being shot during an altercation at a residence on Highway 16W in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The shooting happened Friday, March 3, 2023; Bland was treated on scene, taken to Neshoba General Hospital, then airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he died the following day.

Police say the 911 caller was Bland’s girlfriend, Stephanie Vance, who told dispatchers her handgun had discharged during a fight that injured Bland. An 8-month-old child was in the home and was placed with Child Protection Services. Vance was initially charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence; after Bland’s death the charge was upgraded to First-Degree Murder and she was held without bond at the Neshoba County Detention Center.

Are there witnesses or additional details about the incident or the moments leading up to the shooting that anyone can share?