According to the authorities, six people were reportedly killed in a series of shootings on Friday in northwest Mississippi. According to the Tate County, Mississippi, sheriff’s office, a suspect has been arrested.
The sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook that the shootings occurred in three locations in Arkabutla, Mississippi.
Authorities did not release the victims’ names, but “CBS Mornings” discovered that one of them was the suspect’s ex-wife. Another was his stepfather.
According to the sheriff’s office, “The investigation is just getting started. We can only share a certain amount of information as a result.”
According to the sheriff’s office, Richard Dale Crum, 52, a resident of Arkabulta, was charged with first-degree murder. The defendant was held without posting a bond and would face further charges.
Where In Arkabutla Did The Shooting Occur?
According to the sheriff, six people were shot—five at residences in the little community and one at the store. The suspect was captured after a pursuit, and the sheriff immediately informed the station.
“At this time, we suspect he acted alone,” said Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves in a Facebook statement. His intentions are still a mystery.
Ethan Cash, 19, reported hearing gunshots from his home and saw a man outside carrying a shotgun. Cash ultimately went outside to survey the scene.
“I go over to the truck, and I check his pulse and everything, just to make sure he’s Alright,” Cash said when a guy was shot at a moving vehicle. He has already left at this moment.
The governor claims that the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been asked for assistance in the investigation.
Agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives stationed in New Orleans were also providing aid, the department claimed.
How Did Reeves Request Prayers For The Victims And Families Of This Horrific Violence?
In a statement released Friday night, President Biden and his first wife, Jill Biden, expressed their “mourning for the six dead.”
After urging Congress to enact a ban on assault guns in his State of the Union speech last week, Mr. Biden reiterated his belief that the United States needed “commonsense gun law improvements” on Friday.
Mr. Biden stated that stopping domestic abusers from obtaining firearms “that entails implementing background checks for all gun purchases.
Prohibiting assault rifles and high-capacity magazines and removing the boyfriend exception entirely.
requiring secure gun storage and taking away the immunity of gun manufacturers that purposefully transfer wartime weapons onto our streets.” These are wise measures Congress might do right away to save lives.
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