Shooting death victim identified in Kemper County

Published 2:15 pm Thursday, July 16, 2020

A man found shot to death in Kemper County Wednesday has been identified.

Trent Clemons, 29, of Philadelphia was identified as the victim, said Kemper County  Sheriff James Moore.

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Moore said deputies responded at 3:06 p.m. Wednesday near Highway 495 North and Kemper Neshoba Road, where they found Clemons with two gunshot wounds to the head.

Deputies later found a car belonging to Clemons near the scene, Moore said.  

A suspect in the shooting has not been identified, but Moore said the crime could have been drug related. The FBI is assisting in the case, Moore said.