On the night of January 28, 2017, someone reported a man lying on the ground in the Wesley Chapel Road area of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, as another person fled. The man was identified as 27-year-old Antwuan Brown; he suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead on January 29, 2017.

Investigators quickly focused on 21-year-old Walter Lee Bryant of Jackson, also known as Baldhead. He was initially sought on aggravated assault charges, but those were upgraded to murder after Brown’s death. Bryant was considered armed and dangerous during the manhunt and was eventually taken into custody by Copiah County authorities and made an initial appearance in Justice Court on the murder charge. The motive for the shooting has not been released.

Anyone with information about what happened that night or who saw activity in the Wesley Chapel Road area is asked to come forward.