Tupelo PD identifies Monday s shooting suspect
Wesley Kuykendall, Source: Lee County Sheriff s Department
The incident happened at noon at the Renasant Bank on South Veterans Boulevard.
Posted: May 11, 2021 3:56 PM
Updated: May 11, 2021 4:26 PM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle
The incident happened at noon at the Renasant Bank on South Veterans Boulevard.
The incident happened on May 10, 2021, at the Renasant Bank on South Veterans Boulevard in Tupelo.
On Monday police said someone reportedly fired a shot in the parking lot. Police reported no injuries.
TUPELO ⢠Tupelo police detained two people after an East Tupelo altercation outside a bank escalated to gunfire, Monday around noon.
Tupelo Police Department spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald said officers responded to the Renasant Bank branch at 164 South Veterans Boulevard, where a dispute was reported in the parking lot.
During that disturbance, a shot was fired. Both parties were detained and the area was secured. McDougald said there were no injuries reported.
According to the jail docket, a 52-year-old white male was booked into the Lee County Jail Monday afternoon and charged with discharging a weapon inside the city limits, a misdemeanor.
The chase ended with a three-vehicle wreck and the suspect assaulting at least one Tupelo police officer.
Benjamin Lawrence Mangrum, 37, of 5368 Hargrove Road, Franklin, Tennessee, was booked into the Lee County Jail April 14 at 4:19 p.m. and charged with assaulting a police officer, felony fleeing, possession of a Schedule I drug and two misdemeanor traffic offenses â a tint violation and reckless driving.
Police spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald said members of the Tupelo Police Department Street Crimes Unit attempted to stop a gold Infinity sedan for a traffic infraction on North Gloster just after 4 p.m. on Wednesday. According to police, the suspect fled north on Gloster, then took McCullough Boulevard to get on Highway 45 South. The chase then headed west on Main Street.
The chase ended with a wreck and the suspect assaulting at least one Tupelo police officer.
Police spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald said members of the Tupelo Police Department Street Crimes Unit attempted to stop a gold Infinity sedan for a traffic infraction on North Gloster around 4:15 p.m. The car fled north on Gloster, then took McCullough Boulevard to get on Highway 45 South. The chase then headed west on Main Street.
The suspect vehicle collided with two uninvolved vehicles at the intersection of West Main and Rankin Boulevard before running off the road.
âThe adult male driver of the vehicle fled on foot but was quickly apprehended by officers,â McDougald said. âThat suspect did assault an officer by striking him in the face as they were attempting to apprehend him.â