STARKVILLE – Authorities have identified the man allegedly killed by his roommate Tuesday in their residence.
In a text to The Dispatch on Wednesday, Oktibbeha County Coroner Michael Hunt identified the victim as 24-year-old Daniel Carlos Gomez.
Gomez’s roommate Jamarcus Smith, 31, of Starkville, is charged with murder in connection to his death, according to a Starkville Police Department press release.
Officers responded at about 7:23 a.m. Tuesday to The Social Block on 110 Lincoln Green following a 911 call.
At the scene they found both roommates in their shared residence. Hunt said Gomez was initially taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County before being transferred to University Medical Center in Jackson, where he died.
The death has been ruled a homicide, and the body is being held at the state crime lab awaiting an autopsy, Hunt said.
Smith is being held at Oktibbeha County Jail.
This investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers at (800) 530-7151 or SPD at (662) 323-4131 or via their online anonymous tip form.
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