Charles Alexander McDonald Jr. was 17 when he died in Jackson, Mississippi on Thursday, July 21, 2016. The death occurred in the parking lot of Performance Oil in south Jackson after McDonald was found breaking into a vehicle there. Wayne Mitchell Parish, a vice president and co-owner of the business, confronted McDonald while armed with a handgun. A struggle followed and McDonald, who was unarmed, was shot multiple times in the chest and killed.

Parish was questioned by the Jackson Police Department and initially released; he was later arrested on December 29, 2016 and charged with first-degree murder. Parish’s attorney said the shooting was in self-defense, alleging McDonald ran at Parish and grabbed the gun during a tussle; that motion referenced video evidence and also said it was unknown who fired the shot. In January 2017 a judge set Parish’s bond at $50,000.

Are there witnesses or anyone with information about the confrontation in the Performance Oil parking lot?