State News

MBI investigates officer involved shooting with Gulfport PD

On Saturday, July 27, officers with the Gulfport Police Department were responding to a call for service on Church Street in Gulfport.
Grace Brister,

GULFPORT, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving the Gulfport Police Department. On Saturday, July 27, officers with the Gulfport Police Department were responding to a call for service on Church Street in Gulfport. Officers encountered a subject who pointed a weapon toward the officers. Officers then discharged their weapons, striking the subject….

Oasis Lounge fatal shooting: Owner, security company face lawsuit
Crime, Local News

District Attorney speaks about Oasis arrest

On July 24 , 23-year-old Tyler Brooks of Macon was charged with one count of first-degree murder and 12 counts of aggravated assault.
Grace Brister,

CLAY COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – An arrest is made in a mass shooting case in Clay County. On March 3rd one person died and 12 others were injured after multiple shots were fired at Oasis Lounge. 20-year-old Talesse Chandler was killed in the attack. On July 24, 23-year-old Tyler Brooks of Macon was charged with one count of first-degree murder…