OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. — An 18-year-old from Olive Branch is behind bars after he allegedly shot a man in the chest early Tuesday morning.
Emergency crews received a shots fired call just before 1 a.m. Tuesday from the 9300 block of Stateline Road.
As officers were combing the area, searching for answers, they received a call from Olive Branch Methodist Hospital saying a man had been rushed in with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Police later determined the two incidents were connected.
The victim told investigators he was sitting in a car when a man, later identified as 18-year-old Rodney Smith of Olive Branch, approached his car and shot him.
An arrest warrant was issued for Smith, charging him with aggravated assault with a weapon or other means to produce death.
His bond was set at $1 million, and he’s scheduled to appear in court on February 18.