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FBI offers up to $25,000 reward in Claiborne County deputy shooting death

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information related to the shooting death of a Claiborne County deputy, the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office said.

The sheriff’s office asked anyone with information to contact the FBI or the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office, saying even seemingly insignificant details could assist the case.

The announcement was issued by Sheriff Edward L. Goods Sr. and included a request for the community to keep the deputy’s family, friends and fellow law enforcement officers in their prayers.

Source: Vicksburg Police Department on Facebook.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."

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