Police say man stalked Mississippi bank, then killed woman at ATM, dumped her body in parking lot

Published 10:23 am Tuesday, June 2, 2020

A Mississippi man stalked a bank in the early hours of the morning and then ambushed and killed a woman using the ATM.

The suspect dumped her body in the parking lot of the bank in Meridian and was discovered later in the morning by another bank patron.

Police have charged Tanelius Burks, 18, with capital murder.

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Investigators say Burks hid out of sight waiting for a victim. After shooting the woman, he threw her out of the vehicle and into the parking lot and took her car.

The stolen car was later found at an apartment complex in Marion.