Charles Lee Burleson II, 43, of the Tupelo, Mississippi, area, died after being shot during a confrontation at the Sprint Mart/Shell on Briar Ridge Road on the night of July 17, 2026. Reports say he was shot while inside a vehicle in the store’s parking lot and arrived at North Mississippi Medical Center with a life-threatening gunshot wound; the Lee County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his identity and that he died from the injury.

Investigators focused on Charles’s brother, Chad D. Burleson, 30, of Guntown. Chad was located and arrested on July 18 in a neighboring jurisdiction and initially charged with aggravated assault because Charles was still alive at that time. After Charles died, authorities upgraded the charge to first-degree murder; a Tupelo Municipal Court judge ordered Chad held without bond on July 19 and the case was to be presented to a Lee County grand jury. Police have not described what led to the shooting, announced a motive, or reported any additional suspects.

Did anyone witness the confrontation at the Sprint Mart/Shell or have information about the interaction between the brothers before the shooting?