On Sunday, February 18, 2024, 33-year-old William Leo Busker was found fatally shot inside a residence in the 300 block of Shiloh Church Road in Moselle, Mississippi. Deputies from the Jones County Sheriff’s Department pronounced Busker dead at the scene after responding to reports of gunfire.

Investigators identified 43-year-old James Tickner of Taylorsville as a suspect; police say Tickner and Busker were acquainted but have not released a motive. Tickner fled the state after the shooting and was located and arrested without incident by deputies in Escambia County, Florida on Monday, February 19, 2024. He faces a charge of first-degree murder and is awaiting extradition to Mississippi. The Sheriff’s Office says additional charges may be possible as the investigation continues.

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