On the late evening of June 3, 2024, a 911 call reported a shooting at Tunica Courts Apartments on Old Highway 61 N in Tunica, Mississippi. Responding deputies and first responders found a woman with a gunshot wound; emergency medical personnel treated her at the scene but she was later pronounced dead by the Tunica County Coroner. The victim was identified as 34-year-old Brenda Miller of Robinsonville.

By June 5, four people were in custody. Arrested were 21-year-old Jaylon Carter and 21-year-old Dequaveon Spears, both of Tunica, and two Tunica juveniles, 17-year-old Jaylin Liddell and 16-year-old DeShaun Clayborn, who are being charged as adults. Carter and Spears were charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder, shooting into a motor vehicle, and unlawful discharge of a firearm within a populated area; Carter also faces possession of a stolen firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. Liddell and Clayborn are charged with second-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder, drive-by shooting, and unlawful discharge of a firearm within a populated area.

The investigation remains active as law enforcement continues to piece together the events that led to Brenda Miller’s death. If anyone has information about that night at Tunica Courts Apartments or knew Brenda, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.