Info Still Sought on Trace Gunman

FROM THE DAILY JOURNAL
TUPELO – Natchez Trace officials are looking for a man who throated two runners at Gunpoint Wednesday night.
Chief Ranger Sarah Davis said two juvenile females were running the Blackland Prairie Trail, just north of the Chickasaw Village along the Natchez Trace around 8:25 p.m. when they saw a man.
The man, described as five-feet 10-inches tall and of medium build pulled out a gun when the two females got to him.
The runners fled into the woods and were able to get away from the man.
Davis said one of the runners ran back toward the trace where a woman in a red Mini Cooper stopped to assist.
“We would like to ask the woman in the red Mini Cooper a few questions if she could assist us,” Davis said. “Also if anyone say a medium sized men that afternoon or evening wearing long black pants and a black hoodie we would appreciate that information. It’s unusual to dress that way in the Mississippi summer.”
The man didn’t fire shots at the two runners.
Davis also said she wants people to remember the trails close at sunset for the safety of trail users.
“We will be doing increased patrols, including foot patrols, in those areas,” Davis said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call 1-800-300-PARK (7275).