Mississippi shooting : Six dead in series of killings outside of Memphis as suspect in custody
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 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 briefed on the incidents and that a man had been detained. It’s thought that he was acting alone but officials have yet to announce a motive.
Gustaf Kilander is following the story for The Independent.
