Nakieta Lashawn McCarty, 29, was one of two people killed during a violent encounter on Apachie Street in Hattiesburg on the morning of December 16, 2021. The other victim was 46-year-old Joseph Lee Thames Jr. Both were shot and killed; the Hattiesburg Police Department sought public tips as it investigated the double homicide.

Investigators, with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force, identified a primary suspect and located Frederick Tyrese Allen, who was arrested on January 6, 2022. Allen was booked into the Forrest County Correctional Facility and later indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the deaths.

What information about the events on Apachie Street that morning could help clarify how the shootings began and who else might have witnessed them?