Two lives, one family: Yazoo City reels after gun violence strikes twice
By Brooklyn Joyner
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YAZOO CITY, Mississippi (WAPT) — Letisha Stuckey is mourning the loss of her son, 33-year-old Cornelius Stuckey, who was shot multiple times in Yazoo County on Saturday, according to the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Department.
“When I got out there, I told them I wanted to know where he had been shot at, how many times he had been shot, and they told me to step away. There wasn’t anything they could tell me,” Letisha Stuckey said.
Cornelius Stuckey’s death comes just months after his cousin, Kenlanda Burns, was killed in September 2025. Kenlanda’s father, Isaiah Burns, said he keeps her memory alive through pictures on the wall.
“You already raise your kids, and then you have to raise your grandkids, and then it gets harder and harder,” Isaiah Burns said.
Kenlanda Burns left behind three children after she was killed by her ex-boyfriend, who later died by suicide. The family held a vigil on the steps of her apartment to honor her memory. This recurring loss has left the family feeling empty and on edge.
Letisha Stuckey said she is all out of tears to cry, remembering her son as a funny guy who loved his two children.
“I’m not feeling; I don’t feel anything; they failed him just like they did my cousin,” she said.
The family is now left with only memories of their loved ones from pictures on the wall, unable to bear the thought of losing another family member to gun violence.
“If it be another killing, everybody is going to go crazy,” Isaiah Burns said.
The family says both loved ones warned police they were in danger before they were killed. They believe their pleas for help were ignored by the Yazoo County Police Department. We reached out to the department for comment and were told they would follow up at a later date.
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