The Latest: Dead ID'd in shooting after Mississippi parade

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

The Latest: Dead ID'd in shooting after Mississippi parade

Updated 7:19 pm, Sunday, February 7, 2016

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting in south Mississippi after a Mardi Gras parade (all times local):

7 p.m.

South Mississippi authorities say a shooting after a Mardi Gras parade in Pass Christian (kris-TYANH) killed two men and wounded four other people.

Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove tells local news media that 29-year-old Carlos Bates of Gulfport and 43-year-old Isiah Major III of Bay St. Louis both died at the scene. The victims' hometowns are near Pass Christian on Mississippi's Gulf Coast.

Pass Christian Police Chief Tim Hendricks tells the Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/20PHjO1 ) and WLOX-TV (http://bit.ly/1nRDMjF ) that four other people were hospitalized.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/The-Latest-Dead-ID-d-in-shooting-after-6814126.php

[Judi Lynn]

1. Two shot dead, four wounded after Mississippi Mardi Gras parade

Two shot dead, four wounded after Mississippi Mardi Gras parade

Reuters

1 hour ago

(Reuters) - Two people were shot dead and four wounded on Sunday following a Mardi Gras parade in a Mississippi Gulf town, media said.

Two men, aged 29 and 43, were killed at the event in Pass Christian, a Gulf town of 4,600 about 25 miles west of Biloxi, the Sun Herald newspaper reported on its web site, citing the Harrison County Coroner.

Police responding to calls about a fight described arriving at a scene of chaos, according to the report. Witnesses reported hearing about a dozen shots fired in all.

Four people were reportedly being treated for gunshots wounds. No arrests have been made and police were continuing their investigation.

More:
https://news.yahoo.com/two-shot-dead-four-wounded-mississippi-mardi-gras-062101753.html

[trillion]

2. I hadn't heard of this. Thanks for posting it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. Pass Christian is a teeny place.

Seems there are an increasing number of shootings are parades and other public gatherings.