Six Killed In Mississippi Rampage

WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man, was arrested after he allegedly killed six people, including his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor and the pastor’s brother, at three locations during a rampage in a rural area on the night of January 9th.  Police say, a 24 year old moron, was arrested at a roadblock in Cedarbluff just before midnight after dozens of local, state and federal officers flooded the northeast Mississippi area.   The suspect was being held without bail, on January 10th, at the Clay County jail in West Point on murder charges and ahead of an expected initial appearance on January 12th, before a judge.   Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott said at a news conference, on January 10th, that witnesses indicated that the suspect was the only shooter and no other injuries have been reported.

   The shootings unfolded in an area of fields, woods and mostly modest homes about 125 miles (200 kilometers) northeast of Jackson.

Investigators believe the moron first killed his father, his brother, and his uncle, at the family's mobile home on a dirt road in western Clay County.  The sheriff said the suspect then stole his brother's truck and drove a few miles to a cousin's house, where he forced his way in and attempted to commit sexual battery. Scott said the suspect than put a gun to the head of a 7-year-old girl, whom he declined to identify, and fatally shot her. “I don’t know what kind of motive you could have to kill a 7-year-old,” he said.   Scott said that according to witnesses, the suspect then placed a gun against a younger child's head, but she was not shot. It was not clear whether he did not pull the trigger or the gun misfired.  “That's how violent it was,” Scott said.   The mother and a third child were also present, the sheriff said.  The suspect then allegedly drove to a small white frame church, the Apostolic Church of The Lord Jesus. There, Scott said, he broke into a residence, killed the pastor and his brother and stole one of their vehicles.  Scott said the last two victims, the Rev. Barry Bradley and Samuel Bradley, lived most of the time in nearby Columbus but spent weekends on church grounds.  Scott said, this suspect, was caught at a roadblock at 11:24 p.m. near where the second shooting occurred, Scott said, four-and-a-half hours after the first call came in, the suspect had a rifle and a handgun, when he was arrested.