Crime

Pascagoula homeowner says he shot and killed an armed intruder, police say

A Pascagoula homeowner has reported shooting someone who was armed and committing a burglary, the Pascagoula Police Department says on its Facebook page.

The alleged intruder died at the scene, the police department says.

A call came into the department at 11:44 a.m. from Nathan Hale Avenue about a burglary in progress.

When police officers arrived, the homeowner described what had happened.

The police department says names are not being released.

The case is under investigation, and anyone with information should call 228-762-2211.

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Anita, a Mississippi native, graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and previously worked at the Jackson Daily News and Virginian-Pilot, joining the Sun Herald in 1987. She specializes in in-depth coverage of government, public corruption, transparency and courts. She has won state, regional and national journalism awards, most notably contributing to Hurricane Katrina coverage awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. Support my work with a digital subscription
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