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Shannon teenager charged with murder

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Shannon teenager charged with murder
Shannon teenager charged with murder

Updated - The suspect, 17-year-old Randy Johnson of Shannon, has been charged with first-degree murder.

Faces murder charges after a shooting in lee county left one person dead.

Wtva's alexis jones is live in tupelo with more on the shooting i'm outside of lee county sheriff's department where the sheriff says 17-year-old randy johnson is held for a shooting that happened on county road 590 in palmetto.

The general public."

"we believe very confidently that we have the one who is responsible for his death."

Lee county sheriff jim johnson,said evidence shows randy johnson shot 21-year-old arlandus shack several times wednesday morning.

Sheriff deputies found bullet casings along the road and in the car shack and johnson were in.deputies also recovered the car and weapon used in the shooting.

Stand up: investigators say randy johnson is a student here at nettleton high school and is supposed to be taking vitrual classes right now but after further investigation, the teen has been charged with first degree murder.

Vo: sheriff johnson said shack was prounced dead at north mississippi medical center.

When sheriff deputies arrived to the hospital, they questioned multiple people.

Sheriff johnson believes more people witnessed the shooting.

He says they are not looking to make more arrestes.

The sheriff said he is looking for more answers..

Sot: "for instance, where they possibly left from?

Where they were going?

Who they let out during this trip that we don't know about?

Things like that are what we are looking for from the general public."

The sheriff said he doesn't know much about shack's and johnson's relationship, but they knew each other well enough to be in the same car.

Live in tupelo.

Alexis jones.

Wtva 9 news.

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