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In the afternoon hours of a mid-January day in Moss Point, Mississippi, the life of Mario Applewhite Jr., a 24-year-old male, was abruptly cut short. On January 15, 2025, police responded to calls of shots fired near the intersection of Joseph Avenue and Tisdale Lane. Upon their arrival, they discovered Mr. Applewhite inside a vehicle, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

Known affectionately to friends and family as 'Rio Grandz,' Mario was a 2020 graduate of Moss Point High School. He ...Read More
Victim Details

Mario Applewhite Jr.

Male

Black / African American

Moss-point

MS

2025-01-15

24

Mario

Applewhite Jr.

12/07/2025