shooting

Update in case of Gulfport teen accused of killing brother

The manslaughter case involving the shooting death of six-year-old Zaylan Sparkman will move to a grand jury. The preliminary hearing for 16-year-old Albert Craft was waived in Harrison County Court today. Craft is accused of shooting his little brother, Zaylan,…

Info needed in Moss Point shooting

Moss Point police are currently investigating a shooting which occurred this past Friday near the intersection of Frederick and Carroll Street. Around 10 p.m. Moss Point police received calls of multiple gunshots and responded, locating several spent casings. Shortly after…

Gulfport shooting victim reportedly passes away

According to her son, Sierra Jefferson, the woman shot by her husband outside of a clinic in Gulfport on Monday has died. Jerome Jefferson, the alleged shooter, is currently being held on a one million dollar bond. Authorities have upgraded…

Preliminary hearing set in shooting death of Zaylan Sparkman

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a 16-year-old accused of fatally shooting his six-year-old brother as the child played video games. Albert Deonte Craft III faces a manslaughter charge in the death of Zaylan Sparkman. Harrison County prosecutor Herman…

Acadian Plaza shooting

One man is in custody following a shooting that occurred Monday evening in Gulfport. Forty-seven year-old Jerome Verdell Jefferson of Gulfport has been charged with attempted murder after turning himself in shortly after the shooting occurred. The shooting happened at…

Arcadian Plaza shooting on Highway 49

The Gulfport Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred earlier this evening in Gulfport. The shooting happened at the Arcadian Plaza Shopping Center just north of the Golden Corral on Highway 49. Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania says the…

Illegally obtained gun in Zaylan Sparkman shooting

Gulfport police released new details regarding the shooting that took the life of Zaylan Sparkman. According to Chief Leonard Papania, the gun used to kill the child was illegally obtained. Police found Zaylan suffering from a single gunshot wound on…

Man shot in the face in Hancock County

A man is recovering after a shooting in the Bay Side neighborhood of Bay St. Louis over the weekend. The incident happened just west of Highway 90. According to neighbors, a man was walking down Sunflower Street between West Greene…

BREAKING: Six-year-old boy dies from gunshot wound

According to Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove, six-year-old Zaylan Sparkman has died from gunshot wounds. Gulfport Police Department responded to a shooting victim at the 3600 block of Sabine Street around 6 p.m. When officers arrived they found the little…

Six-year-old boy shot in Gulfport dies

The six-year-old boy who was shot this evening has died. According to Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove, Zaylan Sparkman was pronounced dead at 7:12 tonight. Gulfport Police Department responded to a shooting victim at the 3600 block of Sabine Street…

Bond denied for accused killer in boy’s death

A Mississippi judge is still denying bail to one of three teenagers charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a six-year-old boy. Madison County Circuit Judge Bill Chapman denied the request made today by 17-year-old Dwan Wakefield who…

Officer shot in north Harrison County

A Harrison County deputy is recovering after being shot in north Harrison County just before noon today. The officer was parked in his patrol car near the intersection of Highway 605 and Highway 67 when a man walked up and…

Public assistance in Moss Point shooting

Moss Point police arrested a man for a shooting in the area of Second and Frederick Streets. On July 15th, a suspect fired shots in an occupied vehicle and left the scene. One suspect was later located and placed in…

Creekwood Apartment Shooting

A neighbor obtained this footage seconds after the shooting at the Creekwood Apartments this afternoon. Authorities responded to a call of shots fired at Creek Wood Apartments off of O’Neal Road around 1 p.m. Staff members say this started as…

Charged with aggravated assault in Moss Point

A man is now in custody in connection with a weekend shooting in Moss Point. Twenty-five year-old Laterrance McCarty was arrested without incident by U.S. Marshals at his home on Frederick Street around 9:30 this morning. Moss Point Police Chief…

Gulfport man identified in Biloxi shooting

According to Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer, 28-year-old Jeremy Ryan Nilges was found dead on Parkers Lake Road in the Woolmarket area. Switzer says Nilges suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. His body has been sent to Jackson for a full autopsy.…

One dead, one in custody after shooting in Gulfport

The suspect wanted in a homicide in Gulfport this morning is now in custody. Police say 44-year-old Marcos Hosey was arrested without incident around noon today. Police towed his car from an apartment complex on Loposser Avenue. Hosey is accused…

Shooting in Biloxi leaves one man dead

One man is dead and a woman is charged after a shooting around 8 o’clock this morning in Biloxi. Authorities responded to reports of a shooting on Parkers Lake Road, just north of Interstate 10 in the Woolmarket area. Upon…

Suspect in Gulfport homicide arrested

The suspect wanted in the overnight homicide in Gulfport is now in custody. Police say 44-year-old Marcos Hosey was arrested without incident this morning. Hosey is accused in the shooting death of Arthur Etheridge at the O’Neal Road Apartments. Police…

Deadly shooting in Pascagoula

A shooting Thursday night in Pascagoula near the corner of Agnes Street resulted in the death of one man. Pascagoula police say the man who died in the shooting accidentally shot himself. Department Spokesman Doug Adams identified the victim as…