JACKSON — A teen who was shot in a gunfight earlier this week has died, police said.
Laquarries Giles was shot on Wednesday afternoon after being fired upon by Markavius Coleman, 27, and Alexander Watson, 32, WLBT-TV and WAPT-TV reported. He died at a hospital on Thursday. The death marks the 76th homicide in the capital this year, WLBT-TV said.
Coleman, Watson and a third unidentified person shot at Giles and other teenagers from a black SUV at an apartment complex, the news outlets reported. Giles and his companions returned fire, and when police arrived, they found the SUV riddled with bullet holes.
Giles’ mother, Anastasha Nichols, said she was at the hospital with her son from the moment she got off work Wednesday until he passed away.
“This was his senior year. I wanted more than anything to see my child walk across the stage, and I know he had a bright future ahead of him,” Nichols said. “They took my child’s life.”
Coleman and Watson were taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center with gunshot wounds. Before Giles died, they were being charged with four counts of aggravated assault. Those charges could now be upgraded.
Police said they were searching for a third suspect who was in the SUV, according to WAPT-TV.
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