Suspect in murder of Miss. convenience store clerk had faulty ankle monitor

TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – The suspect in the shooting death of a Tupelo convenience store clerk is in jail with no bond - but there are many questions about the case.

The suspect, Chris Copeland, had prior felony convictions but was placed on house arrest after violating parole.

Six days after he was shot and killed during a robbery at the Chevron Food Mart where he worked, friends and family of Primvar Singh turned out for a candlelight vigil honoring the memory of the 33-year-old who came to the United States in search of a better life.

“I pray this is the event that sets Tupelo and Lee County into the mindset that enough is enough,” Chief Quaka said.

Singh was behind the counter the morning of September 11 when security camera video caught the last moments of his life.

Singh is approached by a suspect, identified by police as Copeland. Police say Copeland, a convicted felon, points a gun at Singh, demanding money. The video shows Singh handing over the cash, getting on the floor when told, and even giving the suspect another bag of cash.

Police say Copeland jumps over the counter, puts the gun to the back of Singh’s head, and fires. Singh died a few hours later at NMMC. Copeland was quickly identified and was arrested as police were serving a search warrant at his last known address on Moore Avenue.

While police were able to identify Copeland through the security camera footage, along with a witness who spotted him at the Dollar General across the street before the robbery, an ankle monitor Copeland was wearing wasn’t working. We are told it either hadn’t been activated or wasn’t recharged.

That ankle monitor was placed on Copeland after his latest run-in with the law.

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/29/sus...enience-store-clerk-had-faulty-ankle-monitor/

I wish the video for this crime was YouTube, so I could post it.