Irving Alexander, a Black/African American man, was fatally shot in Marshall County near Byhalia, Mississippi, on the evening of December 4, 2023. Deputies who responded to a call about gunfire found Alexander and the county coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department arrested one person in connection with the shooting within hours, though authorities did not immediately release the suspect’s identity. Motive and the precise sequence of events leading to the shooting have not been disclosed, and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone in the Byhalia area has information about where Irving was that evening or witnessed the incident, please contact the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department.