Kelly Sistrunk went missing Jan. 28, 2024, from Memphis, Tennessee. Deputies say she was found shot in the head off Interstate 22 in Marshall County, Mississippi. (Inset: Memphis Police Department; screenshot: WHBQ)
The search for a missing woman ended in tragedy as investigators found her shot in the head multiple times off a highway in another state.
Kelly Sistrunk was 30 years old and the mother of a 2-year-old son. Her death is now being investigated as a homicide.
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Cops in Memphis, Tennessee , have said that her mother reported her missing on Jan. 28. Kelly was last seen sitting in her vehicle in the driveway at home . About a half-hour later, she was gone, but the vehicle remained.
“The victim has not been seen since 1/28/2024 and is not like her not to communicate with her family or check in with her son,” police said .
She was last seen wearing a gray Nike pullover, gray Nike leggings, and black Nike slides.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office in Mississippi , however, said that the family contacted deputies when they discovered her cellphone was pinging in the area, according to Memphis NBC affiliate WMC . Tragically, her body was found in a wooded area 50 feet off Interstate 22, about four miles east of the city of Holly Springs, reported the outlet and Memphis Fox affiliate WHBQ .