TWO people were injured in a Memorial Day shooting Monday evening in Picayune, the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department said.
Deputies and investigators responded around 6:30 p.m. May 25 to a shooting near Lilac Drive and Clover Drive in Picayune, the department said. Investigators told reporters the two victims suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
Witnesses and complainants told authorities that multiple people were at the scene when a physical altercation occurred, and that numerous shots were fired by more than one gunman, the sheriff’s department said. No arrests have been made and the investigation remains active.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Department Investigations Division at (601) 403-2530. Anonymous tips may be submitted through Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-877-787-5898 or MSCoastCrimeStoppers.com. Picayune is a city in Pearl River County in southern Mississippi. This is a developing story and will be updated as more details emerge.
