Coffeeville, Miss. – Desmond Shaw, age 34, was captured yesterday by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) for numerous violent felonies including murder, two counts of 1st degree domestic assault, 1st degree criminal mischief, and theft by unlawful taking (firearm).
On July 22, 2024, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, one male victim and two female victims were shot after a verbal altercation took place between two vehicles that were parked adjacent to each other. The alleged shooter, Desmond Shaw, then fled the scene. All three victims were transported to the UofL Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, for medical treatment. The male victim sustained a gunshot wound to the head and died at the hospital. The two female victims sustained gunshot wounds and are currently recovering from their injuries.
On July 23, 2024, a Jefferson County, Kentucky, District Court Judge issued several arrest warrant(s) for Desmond Shaw. The fugitive investigation was adopted by the USMS, Western District of Kentucky (W/KY) office located in Louisville, Kentucky. During their investigation, the USMS of W/KY discovered that Shaw had fled to the Coffeeville, Mississippi, area and requested the assistance of the USMS, Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF), Oxford Office, in locating and apprehending Shaw.
On August 30, around 10 am, GCRFTF members tracked Shaw to a residence on Wayne Drive in Coffeeville. With the assistance of the Yalobusha County Sheriff’s Office, Task Force members surrounded the residence. Shaw refused to exit the residence for approximately an hour. Shaw then surrendered and was taken into custody without incident.
The Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force began operations in July of 2006 and was among the first Regional Fugitive Task Forces to become fully operational following the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000. The Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) has partnership agreements with over 61 federal, state, and local agencies and has eight fully operational offices. The Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) has successfully apprehended over 70,800 fugitives since its inception and has made an extraordinary impact on the apprehension of the region’s most dangerous and violent fugitives, always striving to make their communities safer.
