GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Retired Lieutenant Jeffrey "Jeff" Necaise, who served with the Gulfport Police Department for more than 25 years, has died. According to his obituary, Necaise passed away Monday, September 14. He was 56-years-old. The Gulfport Police Department…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulfport Police are looking for a teenager believed to be the shooter in a drive-by shooting nearly two weeks ago. On Thursday, August 26, 2021, just after 12:00 noon, the Gulfport Police Department responded to the…
One man is dead following a shooting this morning outside of O’Reilly Auto Parts on Dedeaux Road in Gulfport. Police have now identified the suspect as 27-year-old Demonte Williams. Williams has since surrendered himself to authorities. He is charged with…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Police are searching for a 17-year-old suspect in connection to a shooting that took place late Wednesday night. Gulfport Police say officers responded to a local hospital at approximately 11:30 p.m. Wednesday night after a receiving…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Gulfport Police have located the person believed to be responsible for a shooting last week. On Thursday, May 13, 2021, officers with the Gulfport Police Department responded to an area hospital after receiving a call about…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The man police believe to be responsible for a drive-by shooting in Gulfport on Tuesday is now behind bars. Officers with the Gulfport Police Department arrested 19-year-old Jason Latrell McBeath early Wednesday morning. Jail records show…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — A homicide investigation is now underway after a man was found dead inside of a burned vehicle early Sunday morning. The Gulfport Police Department says a vehicle was reported on fire in the 13000 block of…
A Gulfport woman has been charged in a burglary and arson case. Gulfport Police said in a press release that Sumer Ree Treadaway, 42, was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of arson and one count of burglary of…
Two arrests have been made in a shooting that happened yesterday in Gulfport. Police arrested 19-year-old Brandon Pittman on one count of aggravated assault and 20-year-old Unkeem Hollis on two counts of shooting into a vehicle and…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting early Thursday morning in Gulfport. Gulfport Police say officers responded at about 1:40 a.m. to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute in the 100 block of David…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — One person is dead and another has been sent to the hospital after a vehicle veered off the road and onto the beach in Gulfport. A spokesperson with the Gulfport Police Department tells WXXV that shortly…
The Mississippi Aquarium hosted a swearing-in ceremony for Gulfport law enforcement today. Among those sworn in was the new Police Chief Chris Ryle who was introduced by his best friend for the past 22 years, who is also the deputy…
Sirens were blaring outside of the Gulfport Police Department this morning as officers threw a parade for their soon-to-be-retired chief. Police Chief Leonard Papaina waved as his officers and members of the Gulfport fire and police departments drove by. Papania…
What better time for the ‘Extend a Hand Help a Friend’ organization to host a Q&A with Gulfport law enforcement. At 3 p.m. on Facebook Live, you will have the chance to ask Chief Leonard Papania questions surrounding police interactions…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Two suspects were arrested Wednesday in connection to a shooting on Monday that left one man dead and another injured. The Gulfport Police Department say they have arrested Aaron Mays and Gitano Lewis. On Monday, the…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — One person is dead and another is injured after an early morning shooting on Monday. Gulfport Police say they responded at about 12:44 a.m. to a report of a shooting at 3318 39th Avenue. Detectives were able…
(WXXV) — The Gulfport Police Department says officers responded to a shooting near 14th Street and Rhorer Avenue at around 5:51 a.m. Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers discovered a "juvenile male suffering from a gunshot wound." The victim was transported to…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — One man is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault after injuring two people in a shooting Sunday. On May 3, 2020, at approximately 6:37 p.m., officers from the Gulfport Police Department responded to a…
UPDATE: Gulfport Police announced at 12:08 p.m. that Walter Campbell has been found. https://twitter.com/GulfportPolice/status/1257356349828206592 ORIGINAL STORY: GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The Gulfport Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person who suffers from dementia, Walter Ferrer…
A large woods fire between has created hazardous driving conditions for several areas in Harrison County. All parts of 28th Street are back open as of 8:43 a.m. Earlier this morning, Gulfport Police temporarily closed 28th Street from 59th Avenue…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — Police need your help locating Jose Angel Montes Jr., who was last seen April 7. Police say he is a 20 year-old male, 5'8" tall and has black hair. He is possibly driving a 2005 Toyota…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — One prisoner is behind bars... again. After just a few hours on the lam, law enforcement recaptured an inmate that escaped from a work release center in Harrison County overnight. Authorities say 27-year-old Christopher Epps left…
In Gulfport, a woman has been sentenced to 20 years for producing child pornography and sexual battery of a minor child, according to Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood's office. Twenty-two year old Anika Moore Bruner of Gulfport appeared before…
O'keem Anderson, the man accused of shooting his estranged wife is behind bars this morning and facing domestic violence charges. He was found by the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and the Gulfport Police Viper Unit on Seattle Slew…