Mississippi woman charged with aggravated assault in connection with apartment shooting

Published 1:26 pm Tuesday, August 17, 2021

A Mississippi woman has been charged with aggravated assault in connection with a weekend shooting at an Oxford apartment complex.

Oxford police said Tuesday that Lakesha Harwell, 27, of Oxford, was taken into custody after police received a call that someone had been shot at at the Brittany Woods Apartment Complex.

Police say an investigation led them to Harwell as the suspect. The victim reportedly suffered no injuries.

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Harwell is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was given a $75,000 bond by a Lafayette County Justice Court judge.