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Suspect in custody after 6 killed in spree of shootings in Mississippi

Daricka M. Moore, 24, killed six people including family members and a pastor, with charges possibly upgraded to capital murder and the death penalty considered by authorities.

  • At least six people were fatally shot on Friday night in Clay County, Mississippi, and the suspect was in custody.
  • The deaths occurred at three different shooting locales, according to local news outlet WTVA.
  • Eddie Scott, the Clay County sheriff, posted on social media that the suspect was in custody and no longer posed a threat.
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A 24-year-old man from Mississippi killed six people — his father, his brother, his uncle, his 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor, and the pastor’s brother — in three locations during a firefight Friday night in a rural area, authorities said. Daricka M. Moore was arrested at a police checkpoint in Cedarbluff shortly before midnight after dozens of local, state, and federal officials flooded the northeastern area of Mississippi. Moore was detain…

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Unbelievable bloodshed in the United States: A man shot six people in the state of Mississippi. The alleged shooter was arrested, and his motive was misled.The suspect is a 24-year-old man, the investigators reported.There is no more danger for the community, wrote Sheriff Eddie Scott on Saturday (local time) on Facebook. Victims discovered at three crime scenesThe victims, including a seven-year-old girl, were found at three crime scenes. Accor…

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24-year-old Daricka M. Moore is the suspect in multiple shootings in Mississippi that left six dead; authorities investigate the case

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
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