Third man arrested in connection to Gulfport drive-by shooting, police say

Gulfport police arrested a third suspect in connection to a drive-by shooting in which five houses were hit.

Alexander Jordan Henderson, 18, was booked into Harrison County jail on five counts of drive-by shooting Tuesday with a total bond of $250,000.

Two other suspects, Timothy Terrell Wright, 19, and Markell Deshawn Cooley, 21, already are in custody at Harrison County jail.

Two other men initially wanted in connection to the case, Traveon Damon Williams, 19, and Jemarcus Sharod Naylor, 21, both of Laurel, were contacted over the weekend and were no longer sought in the case, police previously announced.

The shooting happened July 30 in the 1700 block of 45th Avenue, the Sun Herald previously reported.

No one was injured in the shooting.

This story was originally published August 4, 2018 at 11:51 AM.