In the late afternoon of Thursday, September 30, 2021, a disturbance in Oxford, Mississippi, tragically escalated, ending the life of 29-year-old Quinton Makhail McDonald. The male victim, originally from Atlanta, Georgia, was in the 400 block of Saddle Creek Drive when the altercation turned violent. A single gunshot proved fatal for McDonald, who succumbed to his injuries.
Responding to the reported disturbance at 5:21 p.m., officers from the Oxford Police Department arrived at the
scene to a grim discovery. Their investigation into the shooting swiftly led them to a suspect. Paul Rice, a 26-year-old from Oxford, was located and taken into custody without incident. He was subsequently charged with first-degree murder.
A second individual was also implicated in the events surrounding McDonald's death. Jermaine Cox, 40, also from Oxford, was arrested and faced charges of tampering with evidence and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. Following their arrests, both men were booked into the Lafayette County Detention Center. A judge set a $1 million bond for Rice, while Cox's bond was set at $100,000.
