A social gathering in the Gwin community of Tchula, Mississippi, turned deadly on the night of November 29, 2014, when an altercation broke out and gunfire erupted. Thirty-year-old Travis Anderson, a Black resident of Tchula, was struck and later died of his injuries on November 30, 2014. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation into the shooting.

Authorities arrested Edward Young, also of Tchula, and charged him with first-degree murder in connection with Anderson’s death. At trial a jury found Young guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced him to life in prison. The defense later sought a new trial, claiming the verdict was against the weight of the evidence and raising issues about timing of the initial court appearance and effectiveness of counsel; those motions were denied and the conviction was upheld on appeal.

If anyone attended the gathering in Gwin that night or has information about the altercation, please share what is known.