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Woman shoots and kills 28-year-old on Facebook Live, Mississippi cops say

A woman was arrested after she shot a man on Facebook Live, Mississippi deputies said.
A woman was arrested after she shot a man on Facebook Live, Mississippi deputies said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A woman was arrested after she shot and killed a 28-year-old while on Facebook Live, Mississippi deputies say.

Lowndes County deputies said they charged Kadejah Michelle Brown, 28, with murder. She was arrested just before 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 25.

Brown and the man had an argument that turned physical before she shot him, deputies said in a Facebook post. Video and audio of the altercation was captured on a Facebook Live.

The 28-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to deputies.

Officials said the two had a history of domestic violence. Brown is being held at the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center.

The investigation is ongoing, deputies said.

Lowndes County is about 120 miles west of Birmingham, Alabama.

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This story was originally published March 27, 2023 at 8:15 AM with the headline "Woman shoots and kills 28-year-old on Facebook Live, Mississippi cops say."

Moira Ritter
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Moira Ritter covers real-time news for McClatchy. She is a graduate of Georgetown University where she studied government, journalism and German. Previously, she reported for CNN Business.
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