On a May evening in 2017 in west Lawton, Oklahoma, 20-year-old Malcolm Shrubbs, a Black/African American man remembered by friends and family for his musical talent and kindness, was fatally wounded in a shooting that also injured another person. The incident began as a dispute that escalated to gunfire, ending in Shrubbs’s death and leaving his community and loved ones to grieve.

Authorities identified a suspect, Demetreius Ty-Rell Anderson, who was later arrested and charged in connection with the killing. The case ultimately moved through the courts and in October 2021 Anderson pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of first-degree manslaughter as part of a plea agreement. The legal resolution closed the criminal case but could not undo the loss experienced by Shrubbs’s family and friends.

If anyone knew Malcolm, was in west Lawton that night, or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.