Last Friday night, a tragic event unfolded at 4706 Sunnyview Dr., resulting in the city's 28th homicide of the year. According to official police reports, police received a call about a shooting and upon arrival, they discovered the victim, Billy Sorrels, dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.
The incident, logged as #2025-0039830, took place just before midnight. Sorrels, a white male born on December 31, 1979, was killed when a bullet traveled through a wall and struck him. Elisha Kirby, an black female born October 5, 1994, has been arrested in connection with the shooting. The shot was reportedly fired from the doorway of Kirby's residence.
Elisha Kirby, who has been arrested following the fatal shooting, allegedly discharged the weapon unintentionally from her home. The police investigation revealed that the bullet traveled into the adjacent dwelling, striking Sorrels with lethal consequence. Further details on the circumstances around the shooting remain under investigation.
