JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Tupelo police arrested two suspects after a 13-year-old was shot and killed.

The shooting happened on Government Street around noon on Sunday, February 18. Officers said they initially responded to a call of shots fired in the Hancock and Boggan Drive area.

According to investigators, officers recovered evidence of a shooting and learned that one juvenile male had been taken to North Mississippi Medical Center for a non-life threatening gunshot wound.

Around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Government Street for a deceased individual. They discovered the body of the 13-year-old, who was believed to be a victim of the earlier shooting.

The Daily Journal identified the victim as Orelius Boyd, of Tupelo. His body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Pearl for an autopsy.

Tupelo police said their investigation led to the arrest of two adult males, who were each charged with second-degree murder and aggravated assault.