Montrell Burrage, 40, known to family and friends as Bird, was shot during an argument on a Noxubee County highway on October 3, 2021, and died the next day, October 4, 2021, at Jackson University Hospital. Born January 18, 1981, in Noxubee County, he was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and had worked for Flexible Flyer and Prime Line.

Authorities identified one person involved as Langford and arrested that individual in connection with the shooting; a second suspect was later reported to be in custody. Funeral services for Burrage were held at Friendship Cemetery in Gholson. He is survived by his parents, Robert Burrage and Peggy Howlett, his fiancé Yolanda Harris, several siblings and step-daughters.

Did anyone in Shuqualak or Noxubee County see or hear anything that night that could help clarify what happened on the highway?