Tupelo, Mississippi
June 11, 2016
Agencies: Mississippi Bureau of Investigation | Tulepo Police Department Mississippi
Cause of death: Not Yet Known
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
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Lyndarius Cortez Witherspoon was killed after the Tulepo police chased him into an apartment complex, blocked his vehicle and shot him. Police said they began to chase Witherspoon after an officer recognized his license plate from a law enforcement alert relating to the death of 23 year-old Alexandra Caldwell. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Lyndarius had opened fire on an officer during the chase and died from a gunshot wound sustained during the shootout. Witherspoon was suspected of killing Alexandra Caldwell.