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On November 26, 2006, Amanda Yevette DeVaul was shot to death at her home in Vicksburg, Mississippi, just two days after her twentieth birthday. No one has been arrested and there is little information available on this case. As of this writing there are no "official" suspects.
According to the Vicksburg Post, authorities arrived to find Amanda's body after responding to a medical call. The Warren county coroner ruled the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest. The case was ruled a homicide.
“No consistencies for suicide were apparent in her autopsy. We’re sure this is a homicide we’re investigating,” said Jeff Merrit, an investigator with Vicksburg Police.
Amanda's sister, who was at there when police arrived, said “We don't know any more than what the police told us, But I know they didn't have to shoot her. She was just well-loved.”
At first police did not say whether they believed Amanda had been the victim of foul play. Hours later police released a limited amount of information on the case.
Police said that they had interviewed Amanda's boyfriend, who lived at the residence with her. He said that he returned from the store to find his girlfriend on the front steps of their apartment. he then called 911. Police said that the boyfriend and several other persons had gone to the store at Cherry and Clay (nine blocks away.) When they returned they found Amanda deceased.
The boyfriend's hands were tested for gunshot residue, but police declined to say whether he was a suspect. Other forensic tests were performed. CrimeShadows.com has not learned of the outcome of any of these tests.
A gun was recovered but it is unknown if it was the weapon used in the murder.
Amanda DeVaul was born November 24, 1986, in Natchez, Mississippi. Amanda had lived at 807 Second North Street since February of 2006.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Vicksburg Police Department at 601-636-2511.
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