Six killed in Mississippi, suspect charged with murder

Published January 10, 2026 1:44pm ET



WEST POINT, Mississippi (AP) — Authorities have charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people were killed in a series of related shootings Friday night in northeast Mississippi.

Clay County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Woodruff confirms Daricka M. Moore has been charged in the killings. He was booked into the Clay County jail before dawn Saturday, jail records show. Woodruff did not say whether Moore had a lawyer representing him.

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