Mississippi shooting – latest: Suspect charged with murder for killing six as witnesses describe horror

Six people are dead after a series of shootings in Arkabutla, Mississippi, on Friday, according to officials.

The killings took place outside of a store and inside of a home in the town outside of Memphis, Action News 5 reports.

”We have arrested the guy who did it,” the Tate County Sheriff’s office told NBC News.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assisting local officials in investigating the shootings.

A suspect, Richard Dale Crum, has been charged with murder.

Witnesses described Mr Crum wearing camoflauge and holding a rifle.

Key Points

• Man fatally shoots six people in Arkabutla, Mississippi

• Mississippi had ‘long gun,’ witness says

• Data on mass shootings in America

Mississippi shooter ‘acted alone,’ governor says

Friday 17 February 2023 21:09 , Josh Marcus

The Arkabutla shooter likely acted alone, according to Mississippi governor Tate Reeves.

“At this time, we believe he acted alone,” Mr Reeves wrote in a statement on social media. “His motive is not yet known.”

“Please pray for the victims of this tragic violence and their families at this time,” he added.

Mississippi shooting comes on heels of another tragedy in El Paso

Friday 17 February 2023 21:15 , Josh Marcus

The shooting in Arkabutla came just a day after one person was killed and another three were wounded in El Paso, Texas, in a shootout at a mall.

Here’s our report on what happened.

El Paso mall shooting started with ‘random incident’ between two groups of men – live

Shooting occurred across at least three locations: sheriff

Friday 17 February 2023 21:25 , Josh Marcus

Six people are dead after a shooting in the Mississippi town of Arkabutla.

The killings occured across multiple locations, WREG reports.Sheriff Brad Lance told the outlet the shootings happened in a store, a nearby house, and along Arkabutla Dam Road.

The shooter was apprehended, the sheriff went on, in the driveway of a home where multiple vicitms were found.

Man fatally shoots six people in Arkabutla, Mississippi

Friday 17 February 2023 21:26 , Josh Marcus

A man has been arrested after six people were killed in shootings in the town of Arkabutla in Tate County near the border between Mississippi and Tennessee in the vicinity of Memphis.

The office of Governor Tate Reeves said he had been brief on the incidents and that a man had been detained. It’s thought that he was acting along but officials have yet to announce a motive.

Gustaf Kilander is following the story for The Independent.

Six people fatally shot in Mississippi

Data on mass shootings in America

Friday 17 February 2023 21:40 , Josh Marcus

The shooting in Mississippi sadly wasn’t the only mass killing in 2023.

According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been at least 73 mass shootings this year.

Gunman may have lived at one of locations where shooting took place

Friday 17 February 2023 22:00 , Josh Marcus

The suspect arrested in Friday’s mass shooting in Mississippi may have lived in a home in the town of Arkabutla where two people were found dead, WREG reports.

More details on victims in Mississippi shooting

Friday 17 February 2023 22:20 , Josh Marcus

Officials haven’t released many details about the vicitm’s of today’s shooting in Arkabutla, Mississippi, but we do know a few things.

The victims included both a woman and a man, according to the Tate County Sheriff.

The husband of the woman told a local television station he did not know the man who attack him and his wife.

Mississippi had ‘long gun,’ witness says

Friday 17 February 2023 22:40 , Josh Marcus

The alleged gunman who killed six people in the rural town of Arkabutla, Mississippi, on Friday was “dressed in camouflage with a long gun,” an eyewitness told local news.

‘This is supposed to be a peaceful place’

Friday 17 February 2023 23:00 , Josh Marcus

Witnesses are describing the horrible scenes of a Friday shooting in Mississippi shooting that left six people dead.

“I heard the gunshot from inside my house,” Ethan Cash told WREG. “I had just woken up and I look back here, and I see dude walking back here with a shotgun.”

“I go up to a truck where a guy got shot at, and I check his pulse and make sure he’s okay — he’s already gone at this point,” he continued. “I had a moment where I could have saved someone’s life and I missed it, man...This is supposed to be a peaceful place, and I don’t understand.”

Photo shows Mississippi shooting suspect Richard Dale Crum

Friday 17 February 2023 23:20 , Josh Marcus

Officials have released a booking photo of Richard Dale Crum, 52 , who is accused of killing six people in the small town of Arkabutla, Mississippi, on Friday.

Suspect in Mississippi shooting charged with murder

Friday 17 February 2023 23:40 , Josh Marcus

Richard Dale Crum, 52, has been charged with first-degree murder, after allegedly fatally shooting six people in Arkabutla, Mississippi, on Friday afternoon.

More charges are expected.

“I think it’s crazy,” Arkabutla resident April Wade told The Associated Press. “You do not expect something like that to happen so close to home.

One shooting was ex-wife’s home: sheriff

00:05 , Josh Marcus

Richard Dale Crum allegedly shot and killed his ex-wife during a mass shooting that left six people dead in rural Mississippi on Friday.

Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance told CNN Mr Crum arrived at this ex-wofe’s home, shooting her and striking her fiancé.

Officials later arrested the alleged gunman in front of his residence.

‘My hometown is hurting'

00:44 , Josh Marcus

Those connected to the small town of Arkabutla, Mississippi, are reeling from the news that six people were killed during a series of shootings on Friday.

“I never imagined something like this would happen in Arkabutla,” Brian Lentz of Northwest Mississippi Community College wrote on Twitter on Friday. “To know that one of the crime scenes was on the same road where my parents still live makes this even more unsettling. My hometown is hurting, y’all. This is tough…”

Arkabutla has a population of just 289 people.

A timeline of the Arkabutla shooting

01:00 , Josh Marcus

Authorities are proving new details about the shooting of six people in the small town of Arkabutla, Mississippi, on Friday.

Tate County sheriff Brad Lance told the New York Times the shooting began around 11am, when suspect Richard Dale Crum killed an apparent stranger at a convenience store.

From there, the alleged gunman drove to the home of his ex-wife and shot her, as well as struck a man who was in the home at the time.

Next, he went to a residence behind his house, shooting a man who investigators believe is Mr Crum’s stepfather, as well as another woman in the house at the time.

Last, he shot two more men on a road near his own home.

“We don’t have violent crime in the community very often,” Sheriff Lance told the paper. “It’s a very safe community.”

ATF assisting investigation into Mississippi shooting

01:20 , Josh Marcus

The New Orleans office of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Exposives is helping local officials investigation the Arkabutla shooting, it announced on Friday.

The Mississippi state police are also joining the investigative effort, alongside Tate County officers.

Mississippi has ‘weakest gun laws in the country'

01:40 , Josh Marcus

A gun control advocacy group says the Friday shooting in Mississippi should shine a light on the state’s lax gun laws.

“Mississippi has the weakest gun laws in the country and the highest gun death rate,” Everytown for Gun Safety wrote on Twitter on Friday. “More lives claimed by more senseless, preventable gun violence.”

Photos: Mississippi police investigating multiple crime scenes after six killed in shooting

02:00 , Josh Marcus

Gunman Richard Dale Crum is accused of killing six people across four different crime scenes on Friday.

Photos from Memphis-based Action News 5 show local sheriff’s deputies conducting a wide-ranging investigation.

ICYMI: Man fatally shoots six people in Arkabutla, Mississippi

03:30 , Josh Marcus

A man has been arrested after six people were killed in shootings in the town of Arkabutla in Tate County near the border between Mississippi and Tennessee in the vicinity of Memphis.

A suspect, Richard Dale Crum, 52, has been charged with murder.

It’s thought that he was acting alone but officials have yet to announce a motive.

Tate County sheriff Brad Lance told the New York Times the shooting began around 11am, when suspect Richard Dale Crum killed an apparent stranger at a convenience store.

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

Suspect Richard Crum charged with murder in Mississippi shooting that left six dead

Mississippi governor weighs in on Arkabutla shootings

05:00 , Josh Marcus

Mississippi governor Tate Reeves has responded to the tragic news that six people are dead in a shooting in the town of Arkabutla.

Read his full remarks here.

There has been more than one mass shooting a day in the US this year

06:30 , Josh Marcus

The US gun violence epidemic shows no signs of slowing down.

There have been 73 mass shootings in America this year, more than one per day, according to the Gun Violence Archive.

Photo: Mugshot shows alleged Mississippi gunman

07:59 , Josh Marcus

Richard Dale Crum has been arrested and charged with murder for the alleged killing of six people on Friday in the town of Arkabutla, Mississippi.

Mississippi shooting spanned four crime scenes

09:30 , Josh Marcus

Authorities are proving new details about the shooting of six people in the small town of Arkabutla, Mississippi, on Friday.

Tate County sheriff Brad Lance told the New York Times the shooting began around 11am, when suspect Richard Dale Crum killed an apparent stranger at a convenience store.

From there, the alleged gunman drove to the home of his ex-wife and shot her, as well as struck a man who was in the home at the time.

Next, he went to a residence behind his house, shooting a man who investigators believe is Mr Crum’s stepfather, as well as another woman in the house at the time.

Last, he shot two more men on a road near his own home.

“We don’t have violent crime in the community very often,” Sheriff Lance told the paper. “It’s a very safe community.”

Mississippi shooting targeted alleged gunman’s ex-wife

11:00 , Josh Marcus

One of the six victims of Friday’s shooting in rural Mississippi was the ex-wife of alleged gunman Richard Dale Crum.

Mr Crum, 52, was apprehended without incident after the shootings and taken to jail, where he was charged with murder.

How officials are investigating the Arkabutla shooting

12:30 , Josh Marcus

Local, state and federal officials are leaping in to investigate the mass shooting on Friday in Mississippi.

Agenciues including the ATF, state police, and Tate County sheriff’s office are working the case.

A week full of mass shootings

14:00 , Josh Marcus

Sadly, the shooting in Arkabutla wasn’t the only one to take place this week.

On Thursday, one person was killed and three were injured in a shoot at an El Paso mall, not far from the site of an infamous 2019 gun massacre.

El Paso mall shooting started with ‘random incident’ between two groups of men – live