On the morning of January 2, 2022, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, a police officer called to a Larkin Street dispatch found 20-year-old Charles Stewart Jr. lying in the road with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The officer was later identified as his mother, which led the Hazlehurst Police Department to turn the investigation over to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation to avoid a conflict of interest.

Family members described Charles as someone who got along with everyone. Officials reported that no suspects had been identified and no arrests had been made in the immediate aftermath. As of the latest information available, there have been no public updates about arrests or suspect identifications in his killing.

Does anyone in the Hazlehurst area have information that could help bring answers for the Stewart family?