LAUDERDALE COUNTY — Two people were injured Tuesday afternoon in a shooting in the 7700 block of Lauderdale Toomsuba Road, the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department said.
Deputies responded at about 2 p.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting that two individuals had been shot, the department said. Deputies located both victims at the scene.
Metro Ambulance transported the victims to a local emergency room for treatment, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators responded and have begun an investigation into the shooting, which remains ongoing. No charges have been filed.
Officials asked anyone with information to contact the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department or Crime Stoppers at 855-485-8477. Crime Stoppers is a tip line used to collect information from the public, often anonymously. 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."
