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Senior Romance Turns Deadly: 82-Year-Old Woman Charged in Boyfriend's Fatal Shooting

He Was 75... It Happened in Their Home" – Shocking case unfolds in small Mississippi town as octogenarian faces murder charge after a fatal 911 call.

It’s a tragic love story with a violent, shocking end. In a quiet home on Tibbs Road in Sledge, Mississippi, a domestic dispute between two seniors turned deadly, leaving a 75-year-old man dead and his 82-year-old girlfriend behind bars.

Mattie Crockett, 82, is now sitting in the Tunica County Jail, charged with murder after authorities say she shot and killed her boyfriend, James Larry Jr., 75. The bond has been set at a hefty $100,000.

The Fateful 911 Call

The drama unfolded just after 3:15 p.m. when a calm but devastating 911 call came into the Tunica County Sheriff’s Office. The caller? Mattie Crockett herself, who reportedly admitted to the operator that she had just shot her boyfriend.

When deputies and emergency crews raced to the scene, they found James Larry Jr. with a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the couple's home. The scene—a place that should have been a sanctuary for two people in their golden years—was suddenly a crime scene.

From Hospital to Jail

Crockett was taken to a local hospital for treatment, though the nature of her injuries hasn't been disclosed. After being medically cleared, she wasn’t sent home. Instead, she was escorted directly to the Tunica County Jail, where she made a somber appearance before a judge.

The motive behind the shooting remains a mystery, locked tight by an ongoing investigation. Neighbors and the small community of Sledge are left reeling, grappling with the unimaginable notion of violence erupting between a couple in their eighth and ninth decades.

A Shocking Twist on "Till Death Do Us Part"

This case shatters any stereotype of peaceful retirement. It raises chilling questions: What could drive an 82-year-old woman to such a desperate act? Was it a heated argument that spiraled out of control, or the tragic climax of a long-simmering conflict?

The Tunica County Sheriff’s Office is tight-lipped, urging anyone with information to come forward. For now, the town of Sledge is left with a haunting image: two lives intertwined for years, ending in a single, fatal gunshot that has left one man dead and a grandmother facing the prospect of life behind bars.

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