Marshall Police Investigate Homicide
Posted/updated on: March 4, 2017 at 4:34 pm
MARSHALL — The Marshall Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one man dead. At approximately 1 a.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to the Belaire Manor Apartment complex on Paula Street regarding a possible shooting. Arriving officers found 22-year-old Michael Phelps, Jr. deceased, from what appeared to be a gunshot wound, inside one of the apartments. After interviewing witnesses, detectives concluded that 30-year-old Leon Bowman (pictured) caused the death. Bowman was booked into the Harrison County Jail where he is charged with manslaughter. An autopsy will be performed. This is the first homicide in Marshall for 2017.
