In the late afternoon on a Thursday in February 2022, a dispute over car repairs at Stanley Tire and Auto on Caldwell Drive in Hazelhurst, Mississippi, ended with the shop owner shooting and killing a customer. The victim was 49-year-old Christopher Buie. The owner, 47-year-old Stanley Eckhoff, and Buie were involved in a heated argument about Buie’s vehicle, which Buie’s mother said had been at the shop for a week without completed repairs. The confrontation escalated and Eckhoff shot Buie once in the neck.

Law enforcement was called to the scene and Eckhoff was taken into custody. He was charged with Buie’s murder and denied bond at his initial appearance. The case centers on a customer dispute that turned fatal and a family left to grieve.

If anyone witnessed the argument at the shop or has information about what happened that afternoon, please share what is known.