Homicide-suicide under investigation by Tunica County Sheriff

TUNICA COUNTY, Miss. (WMC) - Two people are dead, and the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating what they describe as a homicide-suicide on Saturday.

Deputies from the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting call on Nov. 14 just before 1 p.m. at the Lexington Apartments on Old Highway 61 North in Robinsonville, Miss.

When the deputies arrived on the scene, they found a woman suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene as well, but the woman died from her injuries, the sheriff’s office said.

The victim has been identified as Alanitra Adam-Banks, 31, from Robinsonville.

Deputies were informed that the suspect was a man, James Banks, 54, also from Robinsonville.

Deputies then made contact with Banks via a phone call, the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office said. Banks told authorities that he was en route to the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office to turn himself in.

When he arrived at the Sheriff’s Office, deputies made contact with Banks while he was still inside his vehicle. While inside, Banks caused a self-inflicted gunshot wound, TCSO said.

Lifesaving measures were attempted on the scene, but Banks died from his injuries.

The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating this matter as a homicide-suicide. Anyone with any information that may be useful to authorities is urged to contact the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office at 662-363-1411.

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