On December 31, 2018, at approximately 8:00 pm, officers with the Oxford Police Department responded to a residence on North 6th Street for a subject who was shooting at family members. Officers recovered a firearm and a shell spent shell casing from the scene.
Gerald Smith (64 of Oxford, Mississippi) was arrested for Aggravated Assault and transported to the Lafayette County Detention Center. His bond was set at $15,000 by a Justice Court Judge.
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