A violent domestic dispute in Columbus, Mississippi, on the morning of December 1, 2018, ended with the death of 26-year-old Tymechi-Ali Lachil Spann of Macon. Deputies were first called to a three-vehicle crash near the Greentree Apartments around 7:15 a.m. and found Spann suffering from a gunshot wound. He later died from that wound during surgery at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.

Investigators connected the crash to a separate call from a woman at the Greentree Apartments who said Spann had forcibly entered her apartment while another man, 26-year-old Stevie Moody, was present. The woman, who shared a 10-month-old baby with Spann, told police Spann struck and choked her as she held the child. She said Moody intervened, she heard Moody tell Spann to stop, then heard a gunshot; Spann left, got into his car and a short distance later collided with another vehicle, triggering a second collision.

Authorities arrested Stevie Moody and charged him with manslaughter in relation to Spann’s death. The woman received treatment at the scene for minor injuries and was not hospitalized; she was also arrested that day on a separate malicious mischief charge from a prior incident.

If anyone knew Spann, the family’s situation, or witnessed the events near Greentree Apartments that morning, please share what you know.