Teen shot dead in street on Easter evening
By Dispatch Staff Report 2 hours ago
STARKVILLE — A teenager was shot dead in the street Sunday evening, Starkville Police Department has confirmed.
Police are seeking suspects in a fatal shooting at the intersection of Hilliard and Sherman streets that claimed the life of James Clifton Hester Files, 17.
Officers responded to the scene at about 5:17 p.m., SPD spokesperson Brandon Lovelady said. Files was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lovelady said investigators do not have suspects in custody but believe the suspects fled on foot to a wooded area after firing the shots. He said detectives think the victim and suspects knew each other . SPD is investigating the motive of the shooting.