Friends of the victim and the accused in Greenwood's first homicide of 2006 say they don't understand how it could have happened.
Both men, friends say, were quiet and seemed peaceful.
On Wednesday night, Dawand Wallace and Demetric Scott began arguing in a row house on Avenue H, according to Deputy Chief Henry Purnell.
Wallace allegedly pulled a gun on Scott and the two scuffled for control of the weapon, Purnell said.
The hand gun went off. A bullet struck Scott in the head. The 22-year-old died later at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.
Police have arrested Wallace, but they have not recovered the weapon.
Daphne Atkinson was holding her phone Thursday afternoon, still in shock to learn her neighbor was in jail and accused of the shooting.
Atkinson's eyes brimmed with tears.
Police investigators worked inside and outside the yellow building at 3071/2 Ave. G, where Wallace lived in the rear.
They wouldn't talk about the shooting. They wouldn't say what they were searching for.
Next door, Atkinson talked about Wallace as a "really sweet guy." She said his neighbors often went to him for advice. He would listen to people.
Earlier this week, for example, some kids fought in a nearby alley. Wallace broke up the fight, Atkinson said. "He was out there telling them to stop fighting."
That kind of attitude exhibited by Wallace makes it hard for Atkinson to imagine the kind of situation that would rile the 27-year-old enough to pull a gun.
"He must have just got caught up in the moment," Atkinson said.
Wallace was the kind of guy that would give you his last dime and nickel, according to Atkinson.
The shooting took place at 303 Ave. H. On Thursday afternoon, about eight people sat around in the living room.
Some friends talked about how Scott enjoyed rapping. He'd recently released a CD, they said.
They talked about his two children, a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old who are without their father.
The friends wouldn't give their names.They didn't want anyone seeking retribution.
Bobbie Jean Grant lives next door at 305 Ave H. She explained she didn't know the older people of the house well, but said Scott was their nephew. Grant hadn't heard of Wallace.
Grant described her neighbors as a good quiet people. "They're not a rowdy family."
She recalled Scott better by his nickname, "DJ." He was very polite, she said, and would often take her garbage out to the road for her.
Grant talked about the ambulances that came Wednesday night. Two of them rolled up. Only one person left on a stretcher.
Later, she heard Scott had died at the hospital.
