Tate County, rural Mississippi mass shooting: At least six killed, suspect arrested in Arkabutla Dam Road, Sheriff Brad Lance confirms
James Bradley
Published Jan 27, 2026
No less than six individuals have been killed in a mass shooting in Tate District, Mississippi on Friday, Sheriff Brad Spear told WJTV. The suspect has been captured on Arkabutla Dam Street.
The suspect, who is yet to be recognized, went into a store at around 12:30 PM, police said. He killed a man there prior to shooting a lady on Bendy Street. Her better half was likewise harmed during the occurrence.
The supposed shooter then went to a home on Arkabutla Dam Street. He shot two individuals. His vehicle was spotted by specialists.
Sheriff Brad Spear said that delegates had the option to catch the suspect after a concise vehicle pursue. The vehicle pursue purportedly finished when the suspect maneuvered into a carport of a home on Arkabutla Dam Street.
A representative for the Sheriff’s Office let DailyMail.com know that the occurrence is ‘presently not a danger’ to the local area. “We have confined a suspect in our prison. We can’t affirm anything more as it is a functioning examination,” they added. The rationale is obscure.
Sheriff Brad Spear let WJTV know that the shooter lived on Arkabutla Dam Street close to Memphis.
Mississippi Mass Shooting: Six people have been shot and killed in various locations in Mississippi’s Tate County in the community of Arkabutla.
Suspect 52-year-old Richard Dale Crum has been arrested.
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Another four casualties were found later on Arkabutla Dam Street by delegates. Two of them were spotted external a property with two all the more hence found inside a similar home.
Ethan Pursue, a 19-year-old inhabitant said that he had seen the weapon hauling suspect and that he came outside to check the beat of the casualty who died inside their vehicle, revealed WREG-television. “This… . doesn’t occur around here. This should be a quiet spot,” he said.
As per Spear, each of the passings happened inside the Arkabutla People group. The town of Arkabutla has a populace of under 300 and is situated around 45 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee on Arkabutla Lake. Allegedly, the Mississippi Agency of Examination is helping nearby sheriffs with the examination.