Switzer said that no shots were fired during the standoff and that Reynolds' body had no fatal injuries. If you have any information that might help, you’re asked to call the Biloxi Police Department Criminal Investigation Division at 22, Biloxi Police Department Dispatch at 22. It wasn't clear whether Reynolds started the fire, Cooper said. Police found his body in a room where a fire had been lit, Cooper said. WLOX is South Mississippis ABC and CBS affiliate and the 1 choice for local news, weather & sports. a special meeting Thursday to propose a new casino on the north and south side of Highway 90 at Veterans Avenue. They escaped, Cooper said, and Reynolds remained inside.Īfter trying to negotiate with Reynolds with no response, authorities fired tear gas into the store, Cooper said. New casino proposal for Biloxi to go before the Mississippi Gaming Commission.

Reynolds is alleged to have fled to the convenience store and assaulted two people inside, Cooper said. There, authorities responded to a report of gunfire and found Waltman, whose truck Reynolds is alleged to have stolen, Gulfport Police Chief Adam Cooper said. Officers discovered three people dead and determined that the shooter had stolen a car from one of the victims and fled east toward the nearby city of Gulfport. Police were alerted to reports of gunfire at the hotel shortly after 9 a.m. Milton Houseman, a Biloxi police spokesman. It wasn't clear whether Reynolds had a connection to the hotel, said Capt. Hewes closed with a reminder that many have been affected by this event.Authorities were trying to determine a motive. “The facts in this case will bear themselves out when the investigation concludes.” The criminal justice system not only collects evidence and and takes statements, but it attempts to validate the authenticity of proof,” Hewes said. One of the most distinguishing differences between the quest of some on social media, and the press, and those in the criminal justice system is the burden of proof. “The speed of justice does not coincide with the speed of social media. Hewes also spoke in his video statement regarding the speed of the investigation versus the speed circulating claims made on social media. Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell has promised to do just that, but only after the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation’s analysis is complete.

Family and community leaders have called for the release of any video that showed the fatal shooting outside the Gulfport Family Dollar. An investigation has been ongoing since the Oct.

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