On the morning of July 30, 2019, Anthony Clay Brown, a 40-year-old store manager from Olive Branch, Mississippi, was fatally shot while beginning his shift at a Walmart in Southaven. Brown was one of two employees killed when a disgruntled former worker, 39-year-old Martez Tarrell Abram, returned to the store armed. The attack also included a fire set inside the store and left coworkers and the community reeling.

Police confronted Abram in the parking lot as he tried to leave. During an exchange of gunfire an officer was struck but survived because of a bulletproof vest; Abram was shot and taken into custody. Abram was charged with two counts of capital murder in connection with the deaths of Brown and his co-worker Brandon Gales, and with attempted murder for the officer who was shot.

Anthony Brown is described as a husband and father of two. The case raises questions about the events leading up to the shooting, including the earlier dispute and Abram’s suspension. If anyone worked at that Walmart or has information about the days before July 30, please come forward.