JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Two people are recovering from a road rage shooting in Jones County.

Daiquiri Burton and Mason Sampey were shot on August 17, 2025, on Highway 11 in Ellisville.

Police said Malcolm Lyles cut off a group of bikers. As they passed, one of them hit and broke Lyles' truck mirror. Burton and Sampey pulled over near Howard Industries where Lyles had stopped. Police said a confrontation turned violence, and Lyles opened fire.

A bullet went through Burton's hand and into Sampey's side. Sampey has had three surgeries, which included the removal of his spleen and part of his intestines. He remains hospitalized.

"It definitely could have been handled differently. I think everybody kind of made choices in that situation, and it kind of just all happened so fast. And I

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