Man shoots himself during traffic stop in Picayune

Today at about 4:39 pm Picayune officers conducted a traffic stop on for a traffic violation. The driver pulled into a business on Hwy 11 near Mitchell St.

Before the officer approached, the driver shot himself. The officer immediately advised dispatch of what happened and other officers responded.

As they were attempting to administer aid, officers noticed a suspicious device in the vehicle that appeared to be a bomb.

Officers backed away and dragged the driver where he could be loaded into an ambulance. He did not survive.

Local businesses were evacuated and Biloxi bomb squad was requested. They arrived and cleared the vehicle. It was discovered that the suspicious device was a homemade gun made from pipe.