Man who 'killed ex-wife and five others in shooting spree' charged with murder
A suspect who went on a shooting spree killing six people, including his ex-wife, has been named as Richard Dale Crum.
A mugshot has been released of Crum, 52, who has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held at Tate County jail without bail.
Six people were fatally shot on Friday at multiple locations in the small town of Arkabutla in rural Mississippi.
Police were first alerted after a 911 call at about 11am local time with a report of the suspect shooting at a vehicle next to him in a store car park. He had fatally shot the driver, Tate County Sheriff Brad Lance reportedly said.
The police chief told CNN that the suspected gunman then drove to his ex-wife’s home where he shot and killed her, as well as assaulting her fiance who was also in the house.
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The shooting spree took place across several locations (Action News 5)Police found Crum at a home where the car they were searching for was parked outside.
And CNN has reported that on a minor road behind the house there were two other men found shot dead, with one in the lane and the other in a car.
Sheriff Lance said that two more people were discovered dead at a house by the suspect’s home.
Several guns were also reportedly found in the car belonging to Crum.
"I heard the gunshot from inside my house," Ethan Cash, who lives near the store, told WREG-TV. "I had just woken up and I look back here, and I see dude walking back here with a shotgun."
Cash said he went to the scene and found one person who had been shot. He said he checked for a pulse but found none.
An elementary school and a high school in nearby Coldwater both went on lockdown while the suspect was being sought, according to the Coldwater Elementary School Facebook page. A short time later, a second post on the page said the lockdown had been lifted and "all students and staff are safe".
Arkabutla resident April Wade, who grew up in Coldwater, said both are small communities where most people know each other, "but if you don't, you know somebody who knows somebody".
Speaking from a local tire store in the afternoon, Wade said she and her husband were aware of the shootings but had not heard the names of the suspect or victims.
"I think it's crazy," Wade said. "You do not expect something like that to happen so close to home."
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