A household dispute in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, ended in a lethal shooting on September 17, 2023. Twenty-five-year-old Kawlaris Thrasher, a Hazlehurst High School graduate and father of three daughters known to friends as Stone, was shot multiple times on Sardis Road and died of his injuries after an argument with a brother over a phone charger.

The alleged shooter was identified as 21-year-old Larry Thrasher, who was taken into custody and held at the Copiah County Jail after the incident. The shooting left the family and town devastated; relatives and friends described Kawlaris as a beloved son, brother, and friend.

Who in Hazlehurst might have seen or heard anything that night and can help clarify what led to this tragic escalation?