By Triston P. Coats
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -The Meridian Police Department is actively investigating a Thursday night shooting that left one man dead on Manning Street.
Emergency responders, including Meridian police officers and fire personnel, were dispatched around 9:16 p.m. to the 4500 block of Manning Street following reports of a shooting.
Upon arriving at the scene, crews discovered a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound on a nearby lawn. First responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
According to Assistant Chief Dareall Thompson, the department’s Criminal Investigation Division and Gang Unit are handling the ongoing probe, which includes processing physical evidence and interviewing witnesses.
This story will be updated as more details are released.
