In the winter of 2021, the life of 29-year-old Nakieta Lashawn McCarty was tragically cut short in a violent encounter in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. On the morning of December 16th, an altercation on Apachie Street ended in a double homicide, claiming the lives of McCarty and 46-year-old Joseph Lee Thames Jr. The two were shot and killed, leaving the community in shock and prompting an investigation by local law enforcement.
The Hattiesburg Police Department began seeking tips from the pub
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