A New Year’s Eve party on Lewis Avenue in Gulfport, Mississippi, ended in a barrage of gunfire that left four men dead, including 28-year-old Sedrick McCord. The violence began shortly before midnight on December 31, 2021, after a fistfight between Aubrey Lewis and Corey Dubose spilled into the street and onto McCord’s car. Witnesses said McCord exited his vehicle and fired one shot into the air. Lewis and Dubose then drew firearms and fatally shot each other.

During the wider exchange of gunfire, witnesses identified Isavian Preston as the person who shot and killed McCord. The scene yielded more than one hundred spent shell casings and another victim, 52-year-old Nathaniel Harris, was killed in the crossfire. Several people were later indicted on charges arising from the shooting.

Does anyone who attended that gathering or lived nearby remember what happened that night or saw actions that could help explain how the fight escalated into such deadly violence?