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Fourth teen arrested in shooting death of USM football player

By Kaitlin Howell Jun 20, 2024 | 9:26 AM

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – A fourth teenager has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a Southern Miss football player.

Police said Nytavion Shaw, 16, of Laurel, was arrested on Wednesday, June 19 around 11:30 p.m. He was charged as an adult with one count of capital murder and one count of attempted carjacking.

Shaw has been booked into the Forrest County Jail.

Three other teenagers were previously arrested in connection to the death of 21-year-old Marcus “MJ” Daniels, Jr.

Hattiesburg police said Orlando May, 18, of Hattiesburg; Allen Gardner, 17, of Houston, Texas; and Samir Green, 16, of Hattiesburg; were denied bond on the capital murder charges. They each received a $100,000 bond on the attempted armed carjacking charges.

Orlando May (Courtesy: Forrest County Jail)

The suspects are accused of killing Daniels at Ivy Row Apartments on Tuesday, June 11. Hattiesburg police said the victim was discovered inside a vehicle at the location.

McDaniels, who was a senior, was a cornerback on the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) football team. He was on the Ole Miss football team in 2021 and 2022. He attended high school at George County High School.

Visitation for Daniels will be on Saturday, June 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at George County High School Gymnasium. His funeral will begin at 1:00 p.m., and burial will follow in Merrill Cemetery.

  • This photo provided by the University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics shows Southern Mississippi defensive back Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., Nov. 18, 2023, on the Mississippi State University campus in Starkville, Miss. , Forrest County Coroner Lisa Klem said Daniels was shot to death Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg. (The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Athletics via AP)
  • FILE – Mississippi defensive back MJ Daniels shakes hands with fans as the team walks through the Grove before an NCAA college football game against Austin Peay in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. Marcus “MJ” Daniels Jr., a defensive back at Southern Mississippi, was shot to death Tuesday night, June 11, 2024, at an apartment complex in Hattiesburg, Miss., a coroner said. Daniels played his first two college seasons at Mississippi before transferring to Southern Miss in 2023. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman, File)

Anyone with additional information about the fatal shooting can contact Hattiesburg police at 601-545-4971 or Crime Stoppers by calling 601-582-STOP. Anonymous tips can also be submitted at www.p3tips.com.