UPDATE: Vicksburg man arrested for murder; second suspect charged with accessory after the fact

Vicksburg Police Department (VPD) has made two arrests in connection with the shooting that took the life of a Vicksburg man last month on Locust Street.

VPD said 58-year-old Bernard Brown was taken into custody Thursday for the Tuesday, May 28, shooting death of 45-year-old Shandrick “Black” Montgomery. Sampson Sugar Bunch, 32, has also been arrested. Bunch was charged with accessory after the fact in relation to the shooting.

VPD officials said officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Locust Street just after 11 p.m. for a reported shooting, where they found Montgomery “in the street with a gunshot wound to his chest.” Warren County Coroner Doug Husky pronounced Montgomery dead at the scene.

Brown appeared in Vicksburg Municipal Court Friday, where he was charged with murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Judge Penny Lawson set his bond at $1.25 million and bound him over to the Warren County Grand Jury.

Bunch received a bond of $1,500 and was also bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury.

VPD said  the case remains an active investigation and anyone with any relevant information should call VPD Lt. John Nguyen or Sgt. Eddie Colbert at 601-636-2511. Anonymous calls may be made to Crime Stoppers at 601-355-8477 (TIPS).