On January 3, 2026, 33-year-old Cornelius Stuckey was shot on Longwood Cove in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department received a call about the shooting at about 12:05 p.m.; deputies found Stuckey with gunshot wounds and began life-saving measures until Pafford Emergency Services arrived. He was taken by ambulance to Baptist Hospital in Yazoo City and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, leaving family and friends mourning.

Two males later turned themselves in and have been charged with murder in connection with Stuckey’s death. They are being held at the Yazoo County Correctional Facility while the investigation continues. Few additional details about the circumstances of the shooting have been released.

If anyone has information about what happened on Longwood Cove that day, please come forward to assist the investigation.