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Vershawn Orlando Williams

Case from Starkville, MS dated Feb 20, 2025

Victim Details

Vershawn Orlando Williams

Male

Black / African American

Starkville

MS

2025-02-20

25

Vershawn

Orlando Williams

07/17/2026

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In a tragic and violent confrontation on February 20, 2025, 25-year-old Vershawn Orlando Williams, a male from Columbus, Mississippi, was killed in a shootout in Starkville. The fatal incident, which also resulted in the death of 27-year-old Robert Mayfield of Memphis, Tennessee, unfolded in the parking lot of the Quality Inn on Highway 12. The event was not a random act of violence, as all individuals involved knew one another.

The altercation began inside a vehicle behind the hotel, inv ...
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  • https://cdispatch.com/news/two-men-dead-following-shootout-in-quality-inn-parking-lot/
  • Starkville Daily News: Two killed in shooting at Quality Inn
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