Man found shot dead in Marshall cemetery

MARSHALL, Texas (KSLA) - A juvenile male has been arrested after a man was found shot dead in a cemetery in Marshall.

The Marshall Police Department says it happened Wednesday, March 30 around 4:30 p.m. Officers got a call that a man was lying on the ground at Powder Mill Cemetery at the corner of FM 1997 and Buffo Street. Responding officers found the man near the cemetery’s east fence. They say he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was dead.

The victim has been identified as Akeivyon Diez McMillan, 20, of Jefferson.

On Wednesday, April 6, police arrested a 16-year-old in connection with the shooting. He’s charged with murder.