One brother murdered, another shot in Mississippi, police arrest suspected shooter

Published 3:57 pm Wednesday, October 16, 2019

A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday and charged him with the murder of one man and the shooting of the man’s brother in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Memphis media report Deshawn Robinson, 25, was shot and killed early Wednesday in a shooting that injured his brother Dewayne Robinson, 24.

Police have arrested Cornelis Green and charged him with murder and aggravated assault.

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Green was being held Wednesday with no bond pending his initial court appearance.

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story reported that both brothers were killed. We have corrected this and regret the error.