Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Timothy Byrd
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : White
Date : 04/09/2025
Location : Dover Road
City : Yazoo County Unincorporated
County : Yazoo
State : Mississippi
Agency : Yazoo County Sheriff's Department
Officer(s) :James Durwood Winstead (former police chief)
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Murdered by off-duty police chief
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 9, 2025, Timothy Byrd was found dead at his home off Dover Road in Yazoo County, Mississippi. Initial reports suggested a self-inflicted gunshot wound. However, investigators identified discrepancies in the account provided by James Durwood Winstead, a former Yazoo City police chief present at the scene. Further investigation uncovered evidence of foul play. On April 11, 2025, Winstead was arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with Byrd's death.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/04/12/former-police-chief-charged-with-murder-after-deputies-investigate-alleged-self-inflicted-death/
• https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2025/04/14/yazoo-city-ex-police-chief-winstead-murder-charge/83081243007/
• https://www.wlbt.com/2025/04/12/former-police-chief-charged-with-murder-after-deputies-investigate-alleged-self-inflicted-death/
