VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – Vicksburg police are investigating after a woman was shot and killed inside her vehicle.

Officers said they were dispatched to the 2700 block of Halls Ferry Road just before 9:45 p.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023.

Witnesses told officers that a woman had been shot inside her vehicle. When officers arrived, they found the victim, 21-year-old Aaliyah Sanders, of Vicksburg, behind the wheel of a gray sedan suffering from a gunshot wound.

Sanders was pronounced dead at the scene by Warren County Coroner Doug Huskey.

Police believe the shooting was an act of domestic violence.

Vicksburg police said Mario Cortez Bailey is wanted for questioning in connection to the death of Sanders.

  • Mario Cortez Bailey (Courtesy: Vicksburg Police Dept.)
  • Mario Cortez Bailey (Courtesy: Vicksburg Police Dept.)

Anyone with information on his whereabouts can contact Sgt. Carson or Investigator Hayes at the Vicksburg Police Department at 601-636-2511 or contact Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).