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TUPELO, Miss. -— The Lee County Sheriff’s Department has taken a man into custody they say shot and killed a cab driver Friday night.

Charles Williams, 55, of Tupelo, was shot in the head and robbed while he was working.

Williams was called to a home in the 2800 block of Evans Circle Friday night, and that was the last time he was seen alive.

Two motorcyclists called 911 after finding Williams’ body about 10 p.m. Friday on a road just south of the Tupelo city limits.

According to the sheriff’s department, 23-year-old Leonta Gates is charged with capital murder, armed robbery, grand larceny and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

When he was 17, Gates was convicted of armed robbery.

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