Melvin Harris, 31, was shot and killed outside Waleed’s Gas Station at Wisconsin Avenue and Bazinsky Road in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Sunday, August 31, 2025, just after 3 p.m. Police and paramedics responded to reports of gunfire and found Harris on the ground with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene after life-saving measures were attempted.

Witnesses said a brief altercation at the convenience store escalated into deadly violence, but authorities have not released a motive. The Vicksburg Police Department identified and arrested 26-year-old Christopher Troy Williams Jr. without incident; he appeared in Vicksburg Municipal Court charged with first-degree murder and bond was set at $2 million. No further details about the events leading to the shooting have been released.

If anyone was at Waleed’s Gas Station that afternoon or has information about the altercation, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.