A confrontation over a vehicle’s speed in Tunica County turned deadly on February 18, 2023, when 31-year-old Davao Love Thomas of Crawford was shot multiple times in the 1000 block of Kirby Estates. Deputies arrived after a 911 call about 2:57 p.m.; the Tunica County Coroner pronounced Thomas dead at the scene.

Witnesses identified Korea T. McKay of Tunica County as the shooter, who fled in a brown pickup truck with a passenger later named as Jefferey Pickett of Tunica. McKay’s truck was later found hidden behind a trailer in Dundee. Both McKay and Pickett were arrested and charged with murder by the Tunica County Sheriff’s Department. Federal prosecutors also charged McKay as a felon in possession of ammunition; a federal jury convicted him and he was later sentenced to federal prison. Authorities identified McKay as a violent, high-ranking member of the Vice Lords gang.

If anyone witnessed the February 18 confrontation or has information about the people or vehicle involved, please share what is known.