Garnet Matthew West, 53, was shot fatally on November 17, 2023, on Highway 4 near the Hobo Station area in Prentiss County, Mississippi. Deputies found West lying in a yard with multiple gunshot wounds. He lived in Booneville.

Authorities arrested 35-year-old Louis Poutoa and charged him with capital murder; a judge set bond at two million dollars with additional conditions. Investigators described the probe as ongoing and said further charges could be possible.

West was remembered by family as someone who never met a stranger, who liked rebuilding vehicles and woodworking, and who had managed a Pizza Hut and owned and supervised several Subway restaurants while spending much of his adult life in Pontotoc. His wife, children, and grandchildren survive him.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Highway 4 or saw activity near the Hobo Station on November 17, 2023, please come forward.