Dustin Hoffpauir, 33, of Columbus, Mississippi, was shot and killed on the evening of Saturday, May 21, 2022, after a celebration in Caledonia. Hoffpauir, an HVAC business owner who founded Stella Air, LLC, had attended a high school graduation earlier that day for his fiancée’s son, 18-year-old Justin Robert Coggins; photos from the ceremony reportedly showed Hoffpauir with the newly graduated teen. Family and friends remembered him as an amazing person and a talented baseball player.

Deputies from the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office were called to a disturbance on Richard’s Lane around 7 p.m., and found Hoffpauir deceased from a gunshot wound. The investigation focused on Justin Coggins. Sheriff Eddie Hawkins described the shooting as occurring during a domestic dispute; both Coggins and his mother reportedly asked for attorneys and did not provide full statements. Coggins was arrested and charged with murder and held on bond.

Are there readers who knew Dustin or who have information about what happened that night in Caledonia?