Deshara Shira Smith, 31, was found dead from a gunshot wound on the kitchen floor of a Lynn Street residence in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in the early hours of New Year’s Day 2024. Officers responded shortly after 3 a.m. and discovered her deceased at the scene.

The investigation soon focused on her boyfriend, Marquel Miles. Miles later surrendered to the Clarksdale Police Department, was taken into custody and charged with one count of homicide. He was transported to the Coahoma County Justice Complex to await his initial court appearance. This was one of two homicides in Clarksdale over the New Year’s holiday.

If anyone has information about Deshara, her movements that night, or the Lynn Street residence, please share what is known with the authorities.