Mississippi
Man dies after fight in north Mississippi; 1 person charged
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A person died throughout the weekend after a battle at a north Mississippi restaurant, authorities mentioned.
Information shops reported that officers responded to a name early Saturday about an assault at Steele’s Dive in Tupelo.
Tupelo Police Maj. Chuck McDougald mentioned officers discovered emergency medical responders treating Leonard “Okay.C.” Cooper, 31, of Fulton.
Cooper was taken to the emergency room at North Mississippi Medical Heart in Tupelo, then transferred to Area One Medical Heart in Memphis, Tennessee.
Lee County Coroner Carolyn Inexperienced mentioned Cooper died Saturday night time on the hospital in Memphis. His physique was being taken to the Mississippi crime lab in Pearl for an post-mortem.
McDougald mentioned an individual was taken into custody Saturday and initially was charged with aggravated assault. WTVA-TV reported Cooper died a short while later. Police didn’t instantly launch the title of the particular person charged.
McDougald instructed the Northeast Mississippi Day by day Journal that detectives would talk to the district lawyer’s workplace about the potential for charging the particular person with murder.