Police killings
2013-2020

Willie Lee Bingham Jr.

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 3/13/2013

Cleveland, Bolivar, MS
907 Delta Council Drive

20-year-old Willie Lee Bingham Jr. was shot and killed as he and his friends allegedly attempted to flee the scene of a vandalized vehicle. Bingham allegedly resisted arrest; in fact was running away and was shot in the back of the head. The shooting was ruled "unnecessary" by the attorney general's office. Former deputy Walter Grant was indicted on manslaughter charges and arrested in March of 2015. NAACP said the family is also pursuing a civil suit against the department and Grant.