Pearl River Sheriff, Picayune Police search for attempted murder suspect

The Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department and the Picayune Police Department are asking the public’s help to find a suspect in an attempted murder case.

Crime Stoppers posted to social media that Amanti Briscoe is being sought by the Sheriff’s Department on an attempted murder charge and by Picayune on two counts of grand larceny and another for petit larceny.

Briscoe is accused of firing at least eight shots Tuesday into a building where families lived. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Picayune police say Briscoe is from the Picayune area.

If you know his whereabouts, contact Picayune Police at 601-798-7411 or Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department at 601-403-2340 or Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898.