CRENSHAW, Miss. — Two people died and three others were hurt in a shooting late Sunday in northern Mississippi’s Quitman County, authorities said.
Update 11:03 a.m. EDT Oct. 25: Family members identified the slain victims to WHBQ-TV as Derrick Smalls Jr. and 19-year-old Deshun Anderson.
Family just confirmed to me Derrick Smalls Jr is one of the two men who gunmen killed last night in quadruple shooting at Crenshaw Mississippi apartment complex last night. His father told me he came to the area to visit friends. Several neighbors says the shooting as a drive by. pic.twitter.com/TlhUhTvmlG
— Jeremy Pierre FOX13 (@JeremypierreFOX) October 25, 2021
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Authorities told the news station that they recovered between 60 and 100 rounds fired from multiple guns at the scene on the Quitman County side of Crenshaw.
Authorities continue to investigate.
Original report: According to WHBQ-TV, the incident occurred on Jones Street in Crenshaw, a small town about 50 miles away from Memphis, Tennessee. The town has a population of just over 800 people, the news outlet reported.
Authorities said two men have died, and two other victims were injured, according to WHBQ.
Quitman County Sheriff’s Department confirms two men are dead after quadruple shooting in Crenshaw Mississippi Sunday night.
— Jeremy Pierre FOX13 (@JeremypierreFOX) October 25, 2021
No further details were immediately available.
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