On the evening of Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 29-year-old Terry Barnes, a Black male, was fatally shot in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The Forrest County Coroner’s Office identified Barnes as the deceased after the Hattiesburg Police Department responded to the scene. A 2-year-old child was also wounded in the same shooting; the child’s condition and relationship to Barnes have not been publicly detailed.

Few specifics about the incident have been released: the exact location, a motive, and the events leading up to the shooting have not been widely reported.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Terry Barnes, please come forward to the Hattiesburg Police Department.