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Shooting inside moving vehicle on highway leaves one dead.

PRESS RELEASE

On Monday, June 13, 2022 at approximately 11:23 p.m., Tunica County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a motorist, who was traveling U.S. Highway 61 South in Dundee, regarding a shooting inside of a motor vehicle.

When deputies arrived on the scene, they identified a 24-year-old female, Porshia Robinson of Rolling Fork, MS, whom had a domestic dispute and was assaulted by her brother, 27-year-old Javonta Marshall of Southaven, MS. Upon arrival, Sheriff Deputies discovered Javonta Marshall in the back seat of the vehicle unresponsive with a single gunshot wound. Paramedics were called the scene and Javonta Marshall was dead on arrival. There was another male in the vehicle, who was identified as an off-duty police officer. Both, the off-duty police officer and sister of the victim, were taken to the Sheriff’s Office and released by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI), who has charge in this case.

This case is active and ongoing. All inquiries should be directed to MBI.

If you have any information as it relates to crime in Tunica County, this incident or any crime; please call Tunica County Crime Stoppers at (662) 910-0400. All calls are anonymous and information leading to an arrest can pay up to $1000.

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