In the early morning hours of October 9, 2016, in McComb, Mississippi, Garland R. Monley, a 38-year-old male, was fatally shot. The incident occurred around 1:15 a.m. at the Community Park Apartments located at 120 Gillis Circle. Monley was sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle when an assailant approached the driver's side and fired multiple shots into the car.
Struck by a single bullet from a small caliber weapon on his left side, Monley was transported to Southwest Mississippi
Regional Medical Center. Tragically, he was later pronounced deceased as a result of the gunshot wound. The McComb Police Department responded to a call of shots fired in the area and discovered Monley at the scene.
Following an investigation into the shooting, the McComb Police Department made an arrest. Michael Alexander, 33 years old at the time and a resident of McComb, was taken into custody. After being interviewed by authorities, Alexander was charged with the murder of Garland Monley. He was subsequently booked into the Pike County Detention Center to await his arraignment before a municipal court judge.
