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Monday, July 3, at 4:43 p.m., deputies received a call about a fight that led to a man being shot outside the Mexico Grill on U.S. Highway 61 North in Tunica.
WMC reports that when deputies arrived, they found 35-year-old Jimmy “He-Man” Dotson, of Tunica, suffering from a gunshot wound. They treated him on the scene but he later died from his injuries. ed on the scene, but later succumbed to his injuries, TCSO says.
Another shooting victim left the scene in a private vehicle but was later stopped north of Tunica and transported to Regional One Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
According to WMC, TCSO says none of Dotson’s friends or family members who were at the restaurant when he was shot called 911, and they still have not complied with deputies to give a statement.
Deputies say 43-year-old Cortez Wilkins, of Tunica, was previously identified as a person of interest in this homicide investigation but has since been questioned and cleared
Those with more information are asked to contact TCSO at 662-363-1411 or Tunica County CrimeStoppers at 662-910-0400.
Any information that leads to an arrest can pay up to $1,000.