Six people dead in Mississippi shooting spree, suspect in custody: ‘Tragedy in our community’ https://t.co/irh2dtlpmM pic.twitter.com/kxEoXlaSMy
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At least six people were killed during a spree shooting in a northeastern Mississippi town on Friday night, authorities said.
Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said in a Facebook post early Saturday morning that law enforcement took an individual into custody and that there was ‘no longer a threat to our community.’
The suspected shooter, Daricka M. Moore, 24, was booked into the Clay County jail at 3:25am on Saturday on a first degree murder charge.
Scott later told WTVA that the shooting took place at three different locations in West Point, a town of about 10,000 people.
Investigators told the outlet that the first shooting broke out on David Hill Road, where three people were killed.
The second happened on Blake Road, where one person died. The third took place on Siloam-Griffith Road, where two people died, police said.
‘Unfortunately tonight we have dealt with tragedy in our community,’ Scott wrote on social media. ‘I ask that you lift our victims and their families in your prayers. Law enforcement is busy investigating and will release an update as soon as possible.’