Popular Mississippi rapper Superstar Pride arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
Deputies with the Panola County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at a home in Panola County, about two and a half hours north of Jackson, on Wednesday afternoon.
At the scene, authorities found 40-year-old Marcus Wheatley dead from gunshot wounds.
During their investigation, Panola County officials identified Pride as the suspect.
After an arrest warrant was issued, Chief Deputy Reginald Lantern said family members of the suspect contacted him. According to Panola County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 12:30 p.m., deputies responded to a call for service at a house on Highway 35 North where 40-year-old Marcus Wheatley was found dead from a gunshot wound.
During the investigation, investigators say that information was developed that 21-year-old Superstar Pride, whose real name is Cadarrius Pride, was the suspect.
After a fugitive investigation to locate Pride was put into place, Chief Deputy Reginald Lantern says he was contacted by family members and notified that Pride wanted to surrender. The family members informed him that Pride wanted to surrender.
Pride was charged with first-degree murder and booked at the Panola County Detention Center.
The renowned Mississippi-born rapper blew up on social media with his track Painting Pictures.
The song garnered over 27million views on YouTube and went viral on TikTok.
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