On the evening of May 6, 2019, gunfire in a Gautier, Mississippi neighborhood left 47-year-old Lashun Love dead. First responders were called to the 1801 block of West Park Drive about 7 p.m.; officers found Love with a gunshot wound and he was taken to Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, where he died from his injuries.

Police say a suspect fled in a vehicle and an officer on patrol, Trace Williams, stopped a car matching the description with help from Sergeant Cordell Holter. The driver was identified as 29-year-old Kerry Thomas Young. Young was taken into custody without incident, brought to the Gautier Police Department for questioning, and later charged with first-degree murder in connection with Love’s death. Reports say Young had been staying in Gautier but was not a permanent resident.

Does anyone in the area have information about what happened on West Park Drive that night?