COLUMBUS, Miss. (WTVA) - Columbus Police arrested a West Point man in a Thursday afternoon shooting.
Police Chief Fred Shelton said officers arrested 18-year-old Shaquavas White.
White has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a Columbus man.
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Shelton said more arrests could be made in this case.
Meanwhile, close friends of the 18-year-old shooting victim, Xavier Dora, are speaking out.
Sharaye Jones, a friend of Dora, said, “We lost a good one. He didn’t bother anybody. I just feel like the gun violence needs to stop.”
Other friends said the community needs to have more activities for kids to do so fewer children will run the streets.