George Hobart Shaw, 65, was shot and killed inside his elevated home on Kelly Road in Pearlington, Mississippi, on August 30, 2021, during the late-summer flooding that left the property surrounded by water. A retired oceanographer described as well-traveled and fond of his cats, Shaw was inside the residence when a 911 call brought Hancock County sheriff’s deputies to the scene.

Deputies encountered the suspected shooter, Shaw’s 80-year-old roommate Martin Luther Caption Bowman III, at the inundated house. The encounter ended with deputies fatally shooting Bowman; autopsies later confirmed both men died of gunshot wounds. With the suspect deceased at the scene, no arrest was made in Shaw’s killing. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was assigned to review the officer-involved shooting of Bowman.

Are there details about Shaw’s final days in Pearlington or his relationship with Bowman that anyone can share?