NEW DETAILS: Man charged with First-Degree Murder after Saturday shooting at Gulfport function

Gulfport, Miss. (WXXV)–Gulfport Police have charged a 24-year-old man with First-Degree murder after allegedly shooting and killing another man at an event Saturday afternoon.

Tyran Gable is also charged with aggravated assault in this shooting, which stemmed from a child custody dispute during a church Easter egg hunt at the sports complex off Prudie Circle.

Police say Gable shot two people who were trying to deescalate the dispute.

One of the victims died at the scene, while the other was airlifted to an out-of-state hospital for treatment.

Gable was also injured in the shooting and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

In a post on Facebook, The Empowerment Ministries Christian Center identified the man who was killed as church Deacon Eddie Shed.

Deacon Eddie Shed was identified as the man killed in Saturday’s shooting (Facebook: The Empowerment Ministries Christian Center)

The post went on to call Shed a “pillar of strength within our community and a beacon of light and hope.”

This is still a developing investigation, and we’ll continue to keep you updated as new details are made available to us.