Jury selection begins in Coggins manslaughter trial
LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – Jury selection begins today in a Lowndes County manslaughter trial.
Justin Coggins is accused of shooting and killing 33-year-old Dustin Hoffpauir.
The shooting happened on Richards Lane in May 2022, just hours after Coggins graduated from high school.
Hoffpauir died at the scene.
Testimony could take most of the week to complete.
