Coroner identifies Tupelo shooting victim

Updated - A Tupelo man died as a result of a Monday afternoon shooting.

Posted: Apr 30, 2019 11:57 AM

Posted By: Craig Ford, Emma Packard, Zac Carlisle

Note: This article has been modified to include new information about the individuals' names.

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green has identified Monday's shooting victim in Tupelo.

She identified the person as Toyrriius Lockridge, 27, of Tupelo.

On Monday, Tupelo police officers showed up at the emergency room at North Mississippi Medical Center and found the shooting victim had died.

Update - Police arrest Shannon man for Tupelo homicide

Police have not indicated a possible motive for the shooting.

Police spokesman Chuck McDougald said on Monday that no other suspects are being sought in the case.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 308737

Reported Deaths: 7139

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DeSoto	20901	250
Hinds	19953	410
Harrison	17551	302
Rankin	13358	276
Jackson	13141	243
Madison	9949	211
Lee	9886	170
Jones	8308	161
Forrest	7537	147
Lauderdale	7221	237
Lowndes	6286	144
Lamar	6132	84
Lafayette	6063	117
Washington	5288	133
Bolivar	4775	129
Oktibbeha	4570	97
Panola	4456	103
Pearl River	4433	141
Warren	4294	118
Marshall	4283	101
Pontotoc	4175	72
Monroe	4061	132
Union	4046	75
Neshoba	4001	176
Lincoln	3883	109
Hancock	3733	85
Leflore	3470	124
Sunflower	3307	89
Tate	3250	82
Pike	3205	105
Scott	3112	72
Yazoo	3047	69
Alcorn	2988	65
Itawamba	2974	77
Copiah	2939	65
Coahoma	2903	78
Simpson	2894	86
Tippah	2851	68
Prentiss	2765	59
Marion	2662	79
Leake	2614	73
Wayne	2614	41
Grenada	2562	84
Covington	2549	80
Adams	2468	82
Newton	2455	61
George	2383	47
Winston	2260	81
Tishomingo	2224	67
Jasper	2199	48
Attala	2135	73
Chickasaw	2052	57
Holmes	1869	72
Clay	1830	54
Stone	1795	31
Clarke	1775	76
Tallahatchie	1759	40
Calhoun	1652	31
Yalobusha	1597	36
Smith	1592	34
Walthall	1310	43
Greene	1296	33
Lawrence	1266	23
Noxubee	1265	33
Montgomery	1257	42
Perry	1252	38
Carroll	1209	26
Amite	1207	41
Webster	1137	32
Jefferson Davis	1054	32
Tunica	1030	25
Claiborne	1013	30
Benton	974	25
Kemper	956	28
Humphreys	944	32
Franklin	827	23
Quitman	789	16
Choctaw	737	17
Wilkinson	649	28
Jefferson	648	28
Sharkey	498	17
Issaquena	168	6
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 521201

Reported Deaths: 10736

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Mobile	39011	799
Madison	34002	496
Tuscaloosa	25329	444
Montgomery	23996	567
Shelby	23160	239
Baldwin	20674	302
Lee	15567	165
Calhoun	14330	311
Morgan	14152	271
Etowah	13677	346
Marshall	11988	220
Houston	10402	278
Elmore	10008	200
Limestone	9843	147
Cullman	9501	189
St. Clair	9449	234
Lauderdale	9254	228
DeKalb	8756	181
Talladega	8104	171
Walker	7126	275
Jackson	6751	110
Autauga	6748	103
Blount	6511	134
Colbert	6225	130
Coffee	5418	113
Dale	4771	111
Russell	4293	38
Franklin	4205	82
Chilton	4100	109
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Tallapoosa	3904	146
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Chambers	3513	122
Clarke	3467	60
Marion	3072	100
Pike	3061	76
Lawrence	2953	95
Winston	2730	72
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Pickens	2330	59
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Hale	2186	75
Butler	2128	67
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Henry	1880	44
Cherokee	1825	44
Randolph	1770	41
Monroe	1724	40
Washington	1647	38
Macon	1555	48
Clay	1500	55
Crenshaw	1494	57
Cleburne	1463	41
Lamar	1396	34
Lowndes	1365	53
Wilcox	1245	27
Bullock	1215	40
Conecuh	1094	28
Perry	1076	26
Sumter	1032	32
Coosa	994	28
Greene	913	34
Choctaw	587	24
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Coroner identifies Tupelo shooting victim

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