Two teens in custody in killing of Yazoo City man
Published 8:29 am Thursday, March 4, 2021
YAZOO CITY — Authorities say they’ve arrested a second teenager in the shooting death of a Yazoo City man.
The 15-year-old boy turned himself in Wednesday. He was charged with capital murder and home invasion.
Sylvester Brown, 64, on Tuesday was pronounced dead at a hospital after being shot at his Yazoo City home.
When investigators went to the home, they arrested the first teen — also a 15-year-old boy — and charged him with capital murder.
Both teens are being held at the Yazoo Regional Correctional Facility.