Tempess Lashelle Spivey, 33, was found dead in Indianola, Mississippi, on the morning of July 30, 2026, in what authorities investigated as a fatal shooting. Sunflower County Coroner Heather Burton was dispatched about 8:00 a.m. to the 800 block of Hannah Street, near Carver Elementary School, where Spivey was found deceased with an apparent gunshot wound. Family information indicates she lived in Stuttgart, Arkansas, and had traveled to Indianola to connect with her father; siblings described her as kind, loving and sweet, with interests in singing and writing poetry. Her death followed the recent May 6, 2026, death of the siblings’ mother, Tammie Spivey, and family members began raising funds to transport Tempess’s remains to Little Rock for funeral arrangements.

Indianola authorities initially released few details; by August, the investigation led to charges against Timothy Wayne Spivey of Indianola for first-degree murder. He was located in Monroe, Louisiana, and taken into custody on August 6, 2026; court-related dates were listed for August and September as the process toward returning him to Mississippi continued. No motive, detailed account of events before the shooting, or trial outcome has been reported.

Did anyone in the area know Tempess or have information about her visit to Indianola that week?