Crime

Picayune police report five arrests in October shooting investigation

The Picayune Police Department says it has arrested five people in connection with a shooting that occurred Oct. 17 on Sixth Avenue near Forest Street.

Police said they also conducted three search warrants and recovered four guns in connection with the case. The investigation remains active, the department said.

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Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Pearl River County Dispatch at 601-749-5482.

An arrest or charge is an accusation. Anyone accused is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

Source: Picayune 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."