Anniston shooting suspect turned himself in at Miss. police department

A man suspected in a Monday homicide in Anniston and a shooting attempt in Hobson City turned himself in at a police department in Mississippi, Calhoun County deputies say.

Fred Boyd, a former warrants officer for the police department, was being sought in connection with the death of Boyd's wife, Anniston Police Chief Layton McGrady said. Coroner Pat Brown said the victim was Carmella Boyd, 41, of Saks.

According to the police department's Facebook page, police believed the Boyd was driving a 2006 GMC Yukon.


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