Madrid, Spain.- The Mississippi authorities have arrested a person this Friday after a shooting that has left at least six dead and one wounded in Tate County, in the northwest of the state, in the United States.
As reported by the Tate County Sheriff, Brad Lance, to CNN, the suspect has been arrested after opening fire on his ex-partner and, it is believed, also on other members of his family in the same county.
The agents answered the first emergency call around 11:00 a.m. (local time) when the detainee shot the driver of a vehicle that was next to him, near a store in the town of Arkabutla.
The alleged perpetrator of the events then went to his ex-wife’s home where, according to Lance, he ended the woman’s life and physically attacked her fiancé.
Immediately afterwards, the authorities have found the body of two other victims, a man and a woman, killed by gunshot wounds in the neighboring residence of the suspect. Another victim has been injured during the shootings, which has been transferred to a hospital in the region.
The authorities found the alleged perpetrator of the events after finding his vehicle, which matched the description provided, in front of his home, in which several pistols and a shotgun were also found. The man was arrested when he tried to leave his area of residence.
The suspect is currently in the Tate County Jail awaiting further charges against him later in the day on Friday.
So far, according to CNN, the detainee and the victims have not been identified and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, together with the Local Police, are investigating the motive for the shooting.
The governor of Mississippi, Tate Reeves, has communicated via Twitter that, so far, it is believed that the detainee acted alone: ”I will ensure that all state resources are available to law enforcement while we continue to investigate. the situation,” he added.
