Mississippi Town Stunned By Slaying Of Mayoral Candidate

McMillian, 34, may have been the first openly gay man to be a viable candidate for public office in Mississippi, according to his campaign. His death is being investigated as a homicide.

JACKSON, Miss. — Whatever his prospects for winning the coming mayoral election in his hometown of Clarksdale, Miss., Marco McMillian was considered by many to be a man on the rise. So word spread fast when his SUV was involved in a wreck this week, and he was nowhere to be found....

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