Man arrested after brother found shot dead in Mississippi hotel room

Published 6:35 am Tuesday, March 5, 2024

A man was arrested after his brother was found dead in a Mississippi hotel room.

WDAM in Hattiesburg reports that Robert Williams has been charged with manslaughter-culpable negligence in the death of his brother DeShun Williams.

DeShun Williams, 19,  was found dead after Magee Police responded shortly after 9 a.m. Monday to the report of a person being shot at a local hotel.

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Robert Williams reportedly told officers that the two brothers were staying in the hotel room when. Robert said he was handling the gun when it discharged a single shot, hitting and killing his brother.

The incident remains under investigation by the Magee Police Department.