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Police capture suspect accused of killing 7-year-old boy in drive-by shooting
A man accused of killing a 7-year-old boy in a drive-by shooting in Brignall June 12 was captured Friday in Wesson by U.S. Marshals. John ...
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Police ID suspect in murder of 7-year-old boy, say he’s armed and dangerous
Brookhaven police have identified a suspect in last week’s shooting death of a 7-year-old boy. Police confirmed Tuesday they are looking for 24-year-old John Weathersby ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 4:10 pm
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Illegal religious signs come down; Mississippi owner vows they will return
A Christian sign at a busy intersection on Hwy. 51 South in Brookhaven came down Friday, but the businessman who put it there said it ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 6:41 am
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Mississippi man shot during paint shop argument dies, potential suspect in custody
A Bassfield man shot on Cade Lane Sunday night has died, authorities said. Steven Turner, 46, was pronounced dead at University of Mississippi Medical Center ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Monday, June 17, 2019 5:17 pm
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Southwest Mississippi man shot, another arrested in overnight dispute
A shooting on Cade Lane Sunday night during a disagreement left one man hospitalized and another man in Lincoln County jail, authorities said. Deputies were ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Monday, June 17, 2019 11:14 am
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Grandmother of slain 7-year-old: ‘They don’t know how much they took from me. He was my heartbeat’
A woman grieving the tragic death of her grandson is begging for the violence to stop. “Don’t retaliate. Don’t hate,” Ophelia Allen said at a ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Saturday, June 15, 2019 7:12 am
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Child shot in drive-by shooting dies from injuries; 7-year-old shot by assault rifle
A child shot in a drive-by shooting in Southwest Mississippi Wednesday night has died. Lincoln County Deputy Coroner Ricky Alford said 7-year-old Quantavious Allen Jr. ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Thursday, June 13, 2019 10:39 am
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Seven-year-old boy critically injured in drive-by shooting
A child was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night and airlifted to a Jackson hospital as authorities are trying to piece together what ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Wednesday, June 12, 2019 10:59 pm
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He pulled a gun and robbed a gas station, now investigators hope tattoo helps identify him
Wesson police are hopeful a distinctive tattoo on a suspect’s hand will lead them to the identity of a man caught on camera robbing East ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Friday, June 7, 2019 8:59 am
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Mississippi man sentenced to nearly 50 years for bank robbery
A Lincoln County judge sentenced a Brookhaven man to nearly half a century in prison for his part in a 2017 bank robbery. After a ...
by Daily Leader Staff, Thursday, June 6, 2019 10:29 pm
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