Teenager Shot in Jackson County

On 25 October 2015 at 1123, the Jackson County Sheriff Department responded to a shooting 2501 Carter Homestead Rd. in Vancieave.

On arrival Deputies found the victim a 17 year old juvenile lying on the open tailgate of a truck. The victim had a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Officers cleared the residence and waited for Acadian Ambulance service to arrive. The victim was transported to Ocean Springs Hospital and is in stable condition.

The juvenile states that he returned home from church surprising an intruder and a struggle ensued, during the struggle the victim was able to retrieve his father’s gun and was shot with it.

Sheriff Department Investigators are currently investigating several leads.