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Gulfport PD investigating shooting on Northward Drive

On December 7, 2021, at approximately 4:37 p.m., the Gulfport Police Department responded to the 3000 block of Northward Drive in reference to a shooting. Northward Drive is in the same neighborhood as West Elementary and Milner Stadium. It also…

Second suspect charged in Dec. 1 shooting in Escatawpa

A second suspect has been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred Dec. 1, 2021 in Escatawpa. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell announced in a press release that Bradley Jacob, 30, has been charged with aggravated assault and shooting…

Moss Point man charged in shooting in Escatawpa

A Moss Point man is charged with shooting another man in Escatawpa, with the victim ending up in the hospital in Bay St. Louis. Twenty-five-year-old Christopher Ramon Freeman is charged with aggravated assault, shooting into a motor vehicle, and possession…

Teen charged in Michigan high school shooting

By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A 15-year-old boy was charged Wednesday with murder, terrorism and other crimes for a shooting that killed four fellow students and injured others at a Michigan high…

Arrested for felony aggravated animal cruelty

On November 28, 2021, the Biloxi Police Department arrested 20-year-old Gabriel Alexander Moore of Saucier, Mississippi, for felony aggravated animal cruelty. The arrest was the result of an investigation into an incident reported on October 29, 2021, in which a…

Gulfport man charged in Long Beach shooting

A Gulfport man has been charged with murder in a shooting that occurred on Sunday. Long Beach Police Chief Billy Seal said Jonathan McNair, 34, was charged  and taken to the Harrison County jail. His bond was set at $2…

Biloxi Police investigating fatal shooting

Biloxi Police are investigating a shooting on Sunday night that left one dead and another in critical condition. Biloxi's Criminal Investigations Division said in a press release that officers responded to the 2000 block of Lawrence Street about 10:50 p.m.…

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,…

Long Beach man to serve 30 years for rape conviction

District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that Orlando Darnell Carter, 25, of Long Beach, pleaded guilty late last week to one count of sexual battery and one count of forcible sexual intercourse before Circuit Judge Christopher Schmidt at the…

Moss Point man charged with aggravated assault

Pascagoula Police have charged a Moss Point man with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after finding a man stabbed in the neck. Police responded to the area of Live Oak Avenue and Market Street about 10 p.m. Wednesday for…

Biloxi bomb threat suspect arrested

A Georgia man is in jail after allegedly making a false bomb threat in Biloxi last week. According to police, 25-year-old Marcus Tyrone Geddis was tracked down and arrested after he…