accidental shooting

One man injured in accidental shooting in Gulfport

One man is hospitalized after an afternoon shooting in Gulfport. Police responded to a call of shots fired off 28th Street at the Regency Way Apartment Complex around 1:30 this afternoon. The male victim suffered a gunshot wound to his…

Gun accident injures six-year-old in Saucier

A six-year-old boy was airlifted to the USA Medical Center in Mobile with non-life threatening injuries after playing with a gun in Saucier. Around 7 a.m., the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on Reese Drive. According to…

Six-year-old injured in accidental shooting in Saucier

On Monday, July 2nd, 2018, Sheriff Troy Peterson announced that the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office responded to Reese Drive in Saucier, MS in reference to a shooting. According to Sheriff Peterson, the shooting occurred around 7 a.m. Once deputies arrived…

Hancock Co. Sheriff deputy accidentally shoots himself, dies

It’s a sad day for friends and family who knew Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy John Schmidt who accidentally shot himself in the chest last night. It was heartbreaking words for some to hear that Deputy John Schmidt was cleaning his…

Boy killed in Winston County, Mississippi

A five-year-old boy is dead in what law enforcement is describing as an accidental shooting in Winston County, Mississippi. Sheriff Jason Pugh says it happened Tuesday afternoon at a home. That’s where five-year-old Jeremiah Brown and his six-year-old brother were…