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17-year-old wanted for murder after deadly Amite shooting arrested; fourth person arrested

5 hours 1 minute 38 seconds ago Friday, May 09 2025 May 9, 2025 May 09, 2025 8:18 PM May 09, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

AMITE - A murder suspect was taken into custody, being the fourth teenager arrested after a shooting that left another teenager dead. 

Pharrell Town, 17, was previously wanted for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder after 18-year-old Jarvis Brister Jr. was shot dead and an unidentified 17-year-old injured on Monday at Martin Luther King Boulevard and South Fifth Street. 

Before naming Town as the prime murder suspect, 18-year-old Paris Brumfield and 19-year-old Gwendolyn Alexander were arrested on one count each of principal to attempted first-degree murder and principal to first-degree murder.

On Wednesday, 18-year-old Nastajaa Williams was also arrested on the same counts.

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