LEE HOMICIDE - 10/21/20

LEE HOMICIDE - 10/21/20

A 21 year old man is dead after an early morning shooting in south lee county.

Lee county sheriff jim johnson says deputies were called to the north mississippi medical center shortly after midnight.

Someone had brought in a gunshot victim to the er.

Sheriff johnson says 21 year old arlandus shack died from multiple gunshot wounds.

The sheriff says investigators found shell casings in the car that brought shack to the hospital.

Investigators interviewed people at the emergency room, and were told the shooting happened on county road 590.

Sheriff johnson says more evidence was collected from that area.

The sheriff says the shooting was an isolated incident.

"we know they were acquaintances, or well enough acquaintances they felt comfortable around each other, the reason i say that is anytime you have a situation like this or a shooting, general public begins to get on alert, wondering , if they will be next target, if there was a home burglary, what was motive, i want public to know, this was an instance where individuals were together inside or around this car, some incident took place, shooting occurred and resulted in a fatality."

Sheriff johnson says a weapon has been recovered.

The sheriff also says a person of interest has been detained.

Arlandus shack was out on bond for a 2018 murder in verona.

He was awaiting trial on that murder charge.