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By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/zac-carlisle/) Zac Carlisle  and  (https://www.wtva.com/authors/tristyn-stoop/) Tristyn Stoop    Published: Oct. 15, 2026 at 11:20 AM EDT | Updated: 13 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      ARTESIA, MISS. (WTVA) — Two teenagers are in custody following the death of another teenager in Lowndes County.  The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Jaquarious Brooks, 18, and the homicide victim as Jaraquist Cunningham, 18.  The incident happened Wednesday evening, just before 7:00, at a basketball court in Artesia.  The sheriff’s office released no more details about what happened between the two teenagers.    Brooks’ mother contacted the sheriff’s office and requested to surrender her son.  Sheriff Eddie Hawkins met with Brooks’ family and arrested the 18-year-old. Investigators charged him with murder. 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