A 17-year-old has been charged in a shooting that struck two apartments, one of them occupied, at Nathaniel Place Apartments, 840 Barley Court, according to the Tupelo Police Department.

Officers were dispatched on November 1, 2025 for reports of shots fired. Victims told police that gunfire hit two units; detectives recovered multiple pieces of evidence at the scene.

Police say 17-year-old Jaqurious Clark, of Tupelo, was arrested by another jurisdiction on unrelated charges on Nov. 3. Following further investigation, Tupelo Police charged Clark on November 6 with shooting into an occupied dwelling.

Because of his age, a hearing was held the same day in Lee County Circuit Court. Judge John R. White ordered Clark charged as an adult and held without bond. The case will be presented to th

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