Sheriff: Teen turned in to authorities by father after shooting, killing mother
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/TVIFHE5LDJFFPGTOXOPHQFL4DE.png)
Published: Apr. 16, 2023 at 10:52 AM CDT
YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WLBT) - A teenager has been arrested for murder after allegedly shooting and killing his mother Saturday night.
According to the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office, Tracey Wardley, 19, shot and killed his mother at her residence in Yazoo City.
Officials say that after the shooting, the suspect fled to Vicksburg to visit his father, who turned Wardley in to authorities.
Wardley was charged with murder. The motive behind the shooting is unknown at this time.
Want more WLBT news in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to our newsletter.
See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Please click here to report it and include the headline of the story in your email.
Copyright 2023 WLBT. All rights reserved.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CAUE4KC2GRGSFCN4LRIJ2JQGRQ.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/42NX3IDMGRF4RBOBVVZAKZBGWE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OLOTKV4LPZGCDOSXJRHCKXWVQA.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KHIA4NQEKBBLDLWQ6IAP4PXSM4.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/JPIYMHHBXFBGJGL56TJ36EMAFE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QNTL3YCDVZAXRD34LLVMB3QATE.PNG)
/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net/09-27-2023/t_247d506bc0e9419a8e48ef420a0a793d_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OFMUHXFQFZDN5ALEIKACYKZL44.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/N52F6NCTBZH2BNU5OPREKIXWK4.png)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/B7YQFNFEONHPPOUT4AVCINGKZA.jpg)