On January 20, 2021, 31-year-old Mikel Chatman was fatally shot in Natchez, Mississippi, after stepping in to break up a fight between his son and another teenager at the Williams Apartments on Aldrich Street. Police were initially called about a fight between two juveniles; while officers were en route the call was upgraded to shots fired. Responding officers found Chatman lying on his back with a gunshot wound. He was airlifted to a hospital in Jackson but later died of his injuries.

A 17-year-old, Terrance Shelvy Jr., was arrested the following day in connection with the shooting and charged with murder; witnesses and community members had provided descriptions and the direction the suspect fled, which assisted in the apprehension. If anyone knew Mikel, his family, or saw the events at Williams Apartments that evening, please share what you remember.