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Matthew Bishop

Case from Carthage, MS dated Dec 29, 2016

Victim Details

Matthew Bishop

Male

White / Caucasian

Carthage

MS

2016-12-29

19

Matthew

Bishop

07/13/2026

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In the winter of 2016, a young man's life was abruptly ended on a rural road in Mississippi. Matthew Cole Bishop, a 19-year-old White male from Carthage, was a mechanic known to his friends and family. On the evening of December 29th, he was driving south along Midway Road in Leake County when another vehicle carrying five men pulled alongside him. In a sudden act of violence, a shotgun blast shattered the quiet of the evening, and Matthew was struck in the head. His vehicle, now without a drive ...
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  • Leake Co. man killed, shot in head with shotgun
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