5 Arrested in DeSoto Beating and Shooting

WALLS, Miss. (AP) — Five men have been arrested in connection with the beating and shooting of a man in the Walls area of DeSoto County.

Sheriff’s deputies tell The Commercial Appeal the incident happened Sunday afternoon outside a house in the Broken Hickory Road area.

Investigators say five men got out of a car and began to beat a man. The victim was then shot by one of the suspects.

The victim was not identified. His condition after the shooting was not clear.

Four of the suspects – identified as 19-year-old Christon Harrington, 22-year-old Jeremei Holmes, 18-year-old Jeromie McKinley and 20-year-old Alfonso Pratt – were arrested on Sunday.

A fifth suspect – identified as 21-year-old Darreyl Henderson – was arrested on Wednesday.

It was not immediately clear whether the suspects have attorneys.