Joseph Florence, 25, known as Bubba, was shot and killed in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, on December 25, 2014. The shooting happened inside the city limits of the Copiah County community and left a close-knit town reeling on what should have been a holiday of family gatherings.

The Hazlehurst Police Department and the Copiah County Sheriff’s Office responded and began interviewing witnesses and processing the scene. Reports say a man and a woman were taken into custody in connection with the death, though names were not released in the initial accounts.

Are there readers who knew Joseph or who have information about what happened that day?