Shaharah Nikita Coggins, 38, was fatally shot inside Griggs Grocery and Deli in Shannon, Mississippi, on September 19, 2019. According to accounts, she entered the store seeking help and said someone was trying to harm her; a short time later, 32-year-old Kantori Sims entered and shot her in a store that was full of customers.

An on-duty Shannon police officer who happened to be in the store then shot and killed Sims. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was called to examine the officer-involved shooting. Both Coggins and Sims were sent to the state crime lab in Pearl for autopsies.

Family and friends described Coggins as a loving mother and good-spirited; she was a former employee of Tecumseh and is survived by a son and two daughters. Does anyone who knew Shaharah or witnessed the incident have information that could help clarify what happened that day?