Six killed in Clay County shooting

Here’s what happened Friday night in Clay County where someone is accused of killing five men and one girl at three locations west of West Point by shooting each victim in the head. Information is from Sheriff Eddie Scott.

  • Shooter kills father, uncle and brother at the first location, then leaves in a stolen vehicle.
  • Shooter kills his 7-year-old second cousin at the second location where he also attempted a sexual assault, then leaves in a stolen vehicle.
  • Shooter kills two men at the third location, then leaves in another stolen vehicle.
  • Arrest is made not far from the shooting locations.
  • Shooter is identified as Daricka Moore, 24.
  • He is charged with first-degree murder but will likely be charged with capital murder, which opens the door to the death penalty.

“And for me, almost 30 years, this is one of the toughest ones we’ve had to work.”

Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott
  • Law enforcement doesn’t know the reason for the shootings.
  • Moore is scheduled to make his first court appearance Monday in West Point.

“It really shook me because this is the worst one I’ve seen in ten years.”

District Attorney Scott Colom

You can watch the news conference with law enforcement courtesy of WTVA.