A Mississippi sheriff says a lone gunman man killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather at multiple locations in a small, rural town near the Tennessee state line. FOX13
Six people were killed in a series of shootings across Arkabutla, Mississippi, a rural town in Tate County.A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in a tiny rural community in northernthe sheriff said, leaving investigators searching for clues to what motivated the shocking rampage.
Lance said deputies caught up with Crum outside his own home and arrested him. Behind the residence they found two handymen slain by gunfire — one in the road, another in an SUV. Inside a neighboring home, they discovered the bodies of Crum's stepfather and his stepfather's sister. That initial murder charge was for the killing of Chris Eugene Boyce, 59, the man who was shot outside the store. Boyce's brother was in the truck with him at the time and fled, according to the sheriff. Lance added that Crum chased the brother through a wooded area before he escaped unharmed.
In the lobby of the Sheriff’s Office, Norma Washington told The Associated Press that Boyce was her nephew. She said he and the brother, Doug, who lives in Alaska, had been in town cleaning up a property they inherited from their deceased uncle.It was unclear whether Crum knew either of the brothers.
April Wade, who lives in Arkabutla and grew up in Coldwater, said both are small communities where most people know each other, "but if you don’t, you know somebody who knows somebody."
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