Lavander Van Romone Lacking, 34, was shot on May 5, 2026, on Beech Street near LaBranch Street in McComb, Mississippi. He was found critically wounded, taken first to Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center and then transferred to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he died that Sunday afternoon from his injuries sustained in the shooting.

The McComb Police Department identified a suspect in the days after the incident and a warrant was issued for Lokee Marquel Davis, who was charged with murder in connection with Lacking’s death. Authorities released the suspect’s name and were actively seeking information on his whereabouts while the investigation continued. The motive and full circumstances of the shooting remain part of the ongoing inquiry.

If anyone has information about what happened on Beech Street that night or the suspect’s whereabouts, please come forward to McComb Police.