Melissa Primer, 29, was shot and killed during an argument with her 52-year-old stepfather, Torres Harris, in the driveway of a home in Canton, Mississippi. The two were in a car when Harris produced a firearm and shot Primer; a child in the back seat was not physically harmed.

After the shooting Harris fled on foot to a nearby coin laundry where he worked part time. Witnesses said he told customers to leave, claiming he didn’t intend to go to jail. A Canton police officer and a Madison County sheriff’s deputy located Harris and attempted to negotiate with him. The confrontation ended when Harris raised a weapon at the officers; both officers fired and Harris was killed at the scene.

Family members who arrived expressed shock and said they had no idea what might have provoked the violence. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was called in to handle the officer-involved shooting.

If anyone knew Melissa, her movements that day, or has information about the argument that led to this shooting, please share what is known.