On the afternoon of Sunday, June 9, 2024, 20-year-old Lashon King was found in a driveway on the 400 block of Sterling Avenue in Winona, Mississippi, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Officers responded to reports of gunfire around 3:40 p.m.; King was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was Black and 20 years old.

Family members say the shooting followed an accusation that King had stolen a semi-automatic rifle from a longtime friend. King’s mother and sister were reportedly on the phone with the suspect when they heard the gunshots; the mother later said her son was shot nearly 20 times. Police arrested Demetric Clark at the scene and charged him with first-degree murder and shooting into a dwelling. Ronnie Partlow Jr. later turned himself in and was charged with accessory before the fact to first-degree murder. No bond had been set for either man as the investigation proceeded.

If anyone saw activity on Sterling Avenue that afternoon or has information about the relationship between the parties involved, please share what is known.