HERNANDO, Miss — A man is dead and another charged after a shooting Monday in Hernando.
Hernando police said the shooting happened near East Parkway and Riley Street around 5 p.m. When officers arrived, they found Kordarius Howard, 29, lying in the grass with a gunshot wound. He later died.
Before officers got to the scene, they said the suspect, Ladarrion Darden, 22, ran away but officers found him as he was leaving a wooded area.
Darden is charged with contempt of court, murder, possession of a stolen firearm and tampering with evidence.
He's being held in the DeSoto County Jail without bond. He's scheduled to appear in court on May 11.
