Crime

Train hits and kills pedestrian in Biloxi, police say

A pedestrian died after being struck by a train at the railroad tracks at Balmoral Street on Tuesday, Biloxi police said in a news release.

The death was reported shortly after police responded to a 3:04 p.m. call about the accident.

No foul play is suspected, police said.

The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Margaret Baker
Sun Herald
Margaret is an investigative reporter whose search for truth exposed corrupt sheriffs, a police chief and various jailers and led to the first prosecution of a federal hate crime for the murder of a transgendered person. She worked on the Sun Herald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Hurricane Katrina team. When she pursues a big story, she is relentless.
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