Death in Chickasaw County being investigated as homicide

CHICKASAW COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – The death of a woman in Chickasaw County is now being investigated as a homicide.

Coroner Michael Fowler said Titilayo Smith, 42, was found dead Tuesday afternoon.

Investigators said a passerby found Smith in a Monroe Avenue yard in Okolona.

The preliminary autopsy results are not being released at this time.