Late on the night of March 1, 2019, a domestic dispute at a residence on Quasar Street in Natchez, Mississippi, ended in deadly gunfire. Thirty-one-year-old volunteer fire chief Troy Whittington and fellow firefighter Jason Haley were at the home after a local Mardi Gras parade, protecting a woman and her children from the woman’s estranged husband, Jonathan Beach, who had attempted to force his way inside.

Deputies had been called to the house twice earlier that evening — first over deer cameras the husband allegedly installed to monitor the family, and later for the husband trying to gain entry. Whittington and Haley, who were both armed, stood between Beach and the family while waiting for law enforcement. When Beach got into the home an armed confrontation followed; Whittington was fatally wounded and did not fire his weapon. Haley returned fire before he died and wounded Beach, who was found wandering from the scene covered in blood and still holding a firearm.

Beach was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of murder; the woman and children were unharmed. Whittington had volunteered as a firefighter for 16 years and served as chief of the Lake Montrose Volunteer Fire Department.

Did anyone in Natchez have contact with Troy or his crew that night who hasn’t yet spoken up?