On a summer afternoon in Lamar, Mississippi, a violent confrontation tragically cut short the life of 37-year-old Tarvis McKell Shields of Slayden. The incident unfolded on July 5, 2022, at the M&W Quick Stop gas station located on U.S. Highway 72. Shields, a truck driver for Shields Brothers Trucking, was involved in an altercation with 28-year-old Demarcus Pate.
The argument, which began inside the convenience store, escalated when both men moved outside and exchanged gunfire around 2 p
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