Tippah County

What to know

• Kirby Carpenter, 36, was a successful precious‑metals dealer in Booneville, Mississippi. Oct 17
• Carpenter was shot dead outside his home in November 2022; investigators ruled it a calculated act, not a robbery. Oct 17
• Kirby Carpenter, a 36-year-old precious metals business owner, was found shot to death outside his Booneville, Mississippi home. Oct 16
• Jeffrey Spence, 67, the father of Carpenter's girlfriend Caitlin Spence, was convicted of first-degree murder by a Tippah County jury. Oct 16