Deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunshots at approximately 2:21 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2026, on Steens Vernon Road and found an unresponsive person suffering an apparent gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. The person was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Several individuals who were present were transported to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office and are being interviewed by investigators, the post said. Investigators said they believe the incident was isolated and that there is no ongoing threat to the public.
No charges have been filed as investigators continue to gather evidence and determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting, the sheriff’s office said. Anyone with information related to the incident was asked to contact the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office at 662-328-6788 or submit an anonymous tip through Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers.
The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Lowndes County, Mississippi. This is a developing story and will be updated as more details emerge.
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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