Charges against two people have been upgraded to murder after a man they were accused of shooting last month succumbed to his wounds, Pike County sheriff’s officials said.
Chief Deputy Brad Bellipanni said Kentrail Magee and Adrian Goodwin were initially charged with attempted murder and conspiracy in connection with the Nov. 22 shooting of Ricardo Weathersby at Goodwin’s house on Highway 48 east of Magnolia.
Weathersby was shot four times, including once in the chest, around 1:35 a.m.
Bellipanni said sheriff’s officials were notified of his death on Thursday.
“Our condolences go out to the Weathersby family and our prayers are with them,” he said.
Goodwin wasn’t home when deputies arrived, and deputies at first were looking for her out of concern for her safety until an investigation pointed to her and Magee as suspects.
Deputies found the pair — and weapons believed to have been used in the crime — at a house on Highway 570 east of Summit later on the day of the shooting.
