Gulfport shooting suspect pleads guilty

A capital murder suspect accused of shooting a Gulfport teenager then fleeing to New Mexico appeared in court this morning.

D’Juan Holloway is charged with capital murder for shooting Ray Howze outside a Gulfport convenience store in 2015. He was later captured in New Mexico after a high speed chase and shootout with police.

He spent a year behind bars in New Mexico and was brought back to Mississippi in 2016.

This morning in a Harrison County courtroom, Holloway pleaded guilty to that capital murder charge in exchange for a life sentence.

Holloway will carry out that sentence at the Mississippi State Penitentiary and has no chance at the possibility of parole, probation, or early release.