Christopher L. Smith, 34, of Holly Springs, Mississippi, was fatally shot late on the night of Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at the Super 8 Motel, 11064 Business Center Drive in Olive Branch. Olive Branch police responded to a shots fired call shortly after 9 p.m.; officers found Smith unresponsive with a gunshot wound and he died of his injuries.

Investigators identified 22-year-old Darius A. Braddock of Bolivar, Tennessee, as a suspect. With assistance from the Hardeman County Sheriff’s Office, Braddock was arrested in Tennessee and charged with murder; he was held in the Hardeman County Jail on $1 million bond pending extradition to Mississippi. Christopher Smith’s funeral services were held Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Anyone who knew Christopher or has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.