Four victims, deceased suspect identified in Lauderdale Co. quadruple homicide The suspect reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a chase by law enforcement. (Source: WDAM) By WDAM Staff | December 23, 2020 at 4:28 PM CST - Updated December 24 at 11:21 AM
PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office released the names of four homicide victims and the suspect, who died Tuesday after a pursuit through Lamar County by law enforcement.
WTOK reported that the sheriff’s office identified the victims as 64-year-old Beverly Kaiser Fulton, 39-year-old April Fulton Tucker, 14-year-old Bryce Fisher Tucker and 90-year-old Virginia Jay.
By The Associated Press, AP
MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) A 90-year-old woman was among the victims of a quadruple slaying in Mississippi, police said Wednesday.
The Lauderdale County Sheriff s Department identified Virginia Jay at a news conference. Sheriff s officials identified the other victims as Beverly Kaiser Fulton, 64; April Fulton Tucker, 39; and Bryce Fisher Tucker, 14, WTOK-TV reported.
The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Matthew Jay Tucker. Authorities said sometime between 9:30 p.m. Monday and noon Tuesday, Tucker killed Jay, who was his grandmother; along with his wife, son and mother-in-law. It was unclear how the victims were killed.
Matthew Tucker later died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound after leading police on a chase.
90-year-old woman among victims of quadruple slaying in Mississippi
Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun said Tucker was arrested in late October for simple assault-domestic violence, but had since bonded out.
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MERIDIAN: A 90-year-old woman was among the victims of a quadruple slaying in Mississippi, police said Wednesday.
The Lauderdale County Sheriff s Department identified Virginia Jay at a news conference. Sheriff s officials identified the other victims as Beverly Kaiser Fulton, 64; April Fulton Tucker, 39; and Bryce Fisher Tucker, 14, WTOK-TV reported.
The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Matthew Jay Tucker. Authorities said sometime between 9:30 p.m. Monday and noon Tuesday, Tucker killed Jay, who was his grandmother; along with his wife, son and mother-in-law. It was unclear how the victims were killed.
Reports: Lauderdale Co. homicide victims include 90-year-old woman, 14-year-old boy Gabriela Szymanowska, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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A 14-year-old boy and a 90-year-old woman were among four people found dead Tuesday in two homes in Lauderdale County, authorities said Wednesday.
The Lauderdale County Sheriff s Department at a news conference Wednesday, according to WTOK-TV, identified the victims as Beverly Kaiser Fulton, 64, April Fulton Tucker, 39, Bryce Fisher Tucker, 14, and Virginia Joy, 90.
Matthew Jay Tucker, 40, of Meridian was identified as the suspect who died in Lamar County after a car chase by law enforcement.
Authorities said sometime between 9:30 p.m. Monday and noon Tuesday, Tucker killed Jay, who was his grandmother; along with his wife, son and mother-in-law, the Associated Press reported. It was unclear how the victims were killed.
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