The Neshoba County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a shooting that left one person dead Thursday night.
Sheriff Tommy Waddell stated “a call came in shortly after 6:00 pm that a shooting had taken place in the Dixon Community in Neshoba County.”
Deputies responded to Dixon Baptist Church where a female victim was found. Sheriff Waddell said the female victim died of apparent gun shot wounds.
The woman’s name is not yet being released, and a suspect has not been identified.
Sheriff Waddell stated “we are still investigating, but it is expected at this time to be a homicide.”
This is a developing story, we will update as more information becomes available.