Incident

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8-14-2023 Mississippi Laurel 1-1

Location

August 14, 2023

1300 block of N 2nd Ave
Laurel, Mississippi

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Elisa McLemore
Age: 16
Age Group: Teen 12-17
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Tavaris Atwood
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

Pregnant victim shot in the head after an argument with the suspect, baby delivered at hospital, victim passed away soon after at local hospital. Possible DV.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://impact601.com/news/suspect-in-shooting-incident-charged-with-second-degree-murder-caught-in-smith-county/article_20725918-3bb7-11ee-9e0e-bfebd6fa17ea.html

URL: https://www.wdam.com/2023/08/15/victim-identified-shooting-death-pregnant-teen-laurel/

URL: https://www.leader-call.com/news/free_news/pregnant-teen-shot-and-killed-baby-ok-update/article_6b7376d6-3c70-11ee-b991-b378d4e77f97.html

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 34
State House District: 80