Daricka M Moore: Mississippi shooting suspect ‘put gun to head of younger child’; chilling details emerge

Daricka M Moore, a 24-year-old, has been charged with the murder of six, including a child, after a series of shootings in Mississippi.

Published on: Jan 11, 2026, 02:00:24 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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A 24-year-old has been charged with the murder of six, including a child, in northeast Mississippi. Clay County Sheriff identified the individual as Daricka M Moore.

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott spoke about the shootings in Mississippi. (Clay County Sheriff's Office)

Sheriff Eddie Scott said the victims were shot at different locations late Friday. Four family members were related to the suspect and two others were adults, authorities shared, adding that the youngest victim was a cousin of Moore.

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“I don’t know what kind of motive you could have to kill a 7-year-old,” Scott said, while sharing more chilling details of Moore's actions.

Chilling details in Daricka M Moore case

The shootings occurred in Cedarbluff, a rural community, west of the county seat of West Point. Scott said “This guy (the suspect) wasn’t our radar,” adding, “This is family members that he went after.”

“A situation like this, you’ve got a family member attacking their own family. Whatever the reason is, we’re hoping that we’ll find out,” he continued.

Reportedly, Moore does not have any previous criminal records. Sharing the chilling details in Moore's case, Scott said the man had placed a gun to the head of a younger child at the home where the 7-year-old died. Investigators are not sure if the gun misfired. A third child and their mother were reportedly also present in the house at the time.

The 7-year-old is Moore's cousin. Authorities said evidence and witnesses indicated that Moore was the only shooter. He has been charged with first-degree murder with Scott saying this might be upgraded to capital murder. He added that Moore may also face additional murder charges as the investigation moves ahead. Currently no bond amount has been set.

The sheriff also noted that there were no other injuries beyond the six reported casualties in the tragic incident.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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