Estranged wife who police say fatally shot man at Pearl River County courthouse taken into custody

A man who was in court for a divorce proceeding was shot outside the Pearl River County Courthouse in Poplarville just before 1 p.m. Tuesday.

Tanya Saucier

James Ray Saucier died of his injuries from the gunshot, according to his attorney, Donald Rafferty.

“The people in the clerk’s office tried to save his life,” Rafferty said.

Saucier was in court for a divorce proceeding, Rafferty said. Afterward, Rafferty was in the clerk’s office to sign paperwork and heard the gunshots.

As they were leaving the courthouse, Saucier’s wife, Tanya , shot her husband. Rafferty said she also pointed her weapon at her own attorney, Jensen Owen of Poplarville. Tanya Saucier was apprehended and taken into custody by officers from the Poplarville Police Department.

Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case.

James Saucier was charged with aggravated domestic violence last year. Rafferty said that Tanya Saucier said that her husband shot her. Rafferty said that charge led to him taking James Saucier on as a client.

WXXV News 25 has a reporter headed to the scene. We will update this report as more information becomes available.