On the evening of February 3, 2022, 64-year-old Gail Givhan was fatally wounded in a shooting in Houlka, Mississippi. The Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Department responded and opened an investigation into the circumstances of the killing.

Investigators made an early arrest in connection with Givhan’s death; initial reports did not widely disseminate the arrestee’s name. Motive and the precise relationship, if any, between Givhan and the person taken into custody were not detailed in those early accounts.

The case was expected to proceed through the Chickasaw County legal system as the community mourned. If anyone knew Gail, saw activity in Houlka on February 3, 2022, or has information relevant to the investigation, please come forward.