STARKVILLE, Mississippi — Officers with the Starkville Police Department responded to Brookville Garden apartments at 305 Everglade Avenue at 8:17 p.m. Thursday after reports of shots fired and arrested Nykhira Singleton, 26, of Starkville, the department said in a news release.
Police said Singleton was charged with malicious mischief, a felony; discharging a firearm within city limits; and outstanding traffic warrants. The department said the shots were fired at an unoccupied vehicle and that the people involved knew each other prior to the incident.
The incident remains under investigation, the release said. Starkville is a city in northeastern Mississippi and is home to Mississippi State University; police did not provide additional details about injuries or a motive in the release.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Starkville Police Department at 662-323-4131, Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at 800-530-7151, or submit an anonymous tip through the department’s website. Crime Stoppers may offer a cash reward. This is a developing story and will be updated as more details emerge.
