On the evening of May 5, 2026, 31-year-old Jacquey Witherspoon Sr. was shot and killed in the 1400 block of Sherwood Lane in Southaven, Mississippi. Southaven police responding to a disturbance involving a vehicle found Witherspoon dead at the scene.

Officers identified and arrested 20-year-old Decoriun M. Veasley of Memphis shortly after the shooting. Police say he fled and tried to discard a firearm that was later recovered; booking records list him as a Black male, 6 feet 0 inches tall and 170 pounds. He was charged with capital murder, armed carjacking, armed robbery, and possession of a stolen firearm.

Does anyone in the Southaven or Memphis area have information that could help clarify what happened that night?