Marisha Golden Ward, 33, was shot dead at her home on County Road 1080 in the College Hill area of Oxford, Mississippi. Deputies from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department were called after reports of shots fired on the afternoon of September 4, 2020, and found Marisha deceased from gunshot wounds.

A witness who had partially seen the incident described the suspect and the direction of travel to 911 dispatchers, information that led investigators to Marisha’s husband, Sherard Eugene Ward. He was arrested and charged with her murder; he had been released on a $5,000 bond the day before on an unrelated voyeurism or peeping Tom charge. A judge initially set a $1 million bond after the murder charge but later revoked it because he was already out on bail for the prior charge.

If anyone knew Marisha, her routines, or saw activity near County Road 1080 on September 4, 2020, please share what you know with investigators.