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Charles Martel Oatis

Case from Gulfport, MS dated May 06, 2024

Victim Details

Charles Martel Oatis

Male

Black / African American

Gulfport

MS

2024-05-06

40

Charles

Martel Oatis

litigation

07/05/2026

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In the early morning hours in Gulfport, Mississippi, a dispute between two men escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving one man dead and another facing a murder charge. The life of Charles Martel Oatis, a 40-year-old male, was cut short by a single gunshot wound on a Monday in May of 2024. The incident unfolded around 1:20 a.m. at an InTown Suites on Highway 49, a setting that would become a scene of violence and its aftermath. An argument between Oatis and another individual, later identified a ...
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    Has anyone else been following the trial updates about the Charles Oatis case in Gulfport? It's so u... ...Read More
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