The rural community of Arkabutla, Mississippi, has been rocked after 52-year-old gunman Richard Dale Crum shot dead six people, including his ex-wife and stepfather.
Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line
He allegedly shot a man sitting in the driver’s seat outside a convenience store, Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance said. That initial murder charge was for the killing of Chris Eugene Boyce, 59, the man who was shot outside the store. Mr Cash added that he went to the scene and found one person who had been shot. He checked for a pulse, but found none.The killings stunned residents of Arkabutla, home to 285 people and located about 30 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee.
A short time later, a second post on the page said the lockdown had been lifted and ‘all students and staff are safe’. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said its agents were providing assistance to the sheriff’s department and state investigators.The sheriff, who has lived in the area his entire life and served in law enforcement for 25 years, said he could recall no prior problems with Crum.
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