Teenager killed in Stone County

A teenager is dead after a shooting in a quiet Wiggins neighborhood Tuesday night.

The victim is Jacoby Bolton, who was shot once in the 1300 block of Hope Avenue. Police, EMTs, and the Wiggins Fire Department responded, finding Bolton lying in the street.

The 19-year-old was taken to Memorial Hospital at Stone County where he was pronounced dead. Wiggins Police Chief Jeff Thomas said, “No one at this time has been arrested. We do have a person of interest and we are currently trying to interview that person. We’re doing extra patrols through the area just to help calm the neighborhood down and help ease some of the feelings there, the nervousness of the events that occurred there last night.”

Anyone with information about the crime should contact the Wiggins Police Department or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers.