Grand jury clears Gulfport officers in 2021 shooting

A Harrison County grand jury has cleared Gulfport officers of any wrongdoing in a 2021 shooting.

The grand jury in its March 2022 term issued a partial report Monday.

The report declared that the officers involved in the shooting on February 11, 2021 of Jonathan Dion Turner, found no criminal conduct on behalf of officers involved.

At the time of the shooting, then-Gulfport Police Chief Chris Ryle said the call began as a domestic dispute.

“Upon officer’s arrival it turned into a hostage situation at which point our officer engaged in dialogue,” Ryle said at the time. “During the dialogue our officers engaged with the suspect who succumbed to his injuries.”