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Autumn Diane Brookae Shanks

Case from Ridgeland, MS dated Feb 07, 2025

Victim Details

Autumn Diane Brookae Shanks

Female

Black / African American

Ridgeland

MS

2025-02-07

21

Autumn

Diane Brookae Shanks

07/23/2026

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In the early morning hours of February 7, 2025, the life of 21-year-old Autumn Diane Brookae Shanks was tragically cut short in her Ridgeland, Mississippi apartment. Police responded to a call at the Pinebrook Apartment Complex on Pine Knoll Drive shortly before 2:00 a.m. regarding a gunshot wound. Upon their arrival, they encountered 23-year-old Dannquarious Deuntea Byest.

Inside the apartment, officers discovered Autumn Shanks deceased in her bedroom from a gunshot wound to the head. By ...
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  • Obituary for Autumn Diane Brookae Shanks at JACKSON MEMORIAL FUNERAL SERVICE
  • The Mirror US: Man charged after 'precious' 21-year-old shot dead in Mississippi
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