Man won’t be charged after shooting over a woman that sent 1 to hospital, Coast sheriff says
A man accused of shooting another in the leg Wednesday night in a fight over a woman has turned himself into Jackson County sheriff’s deputies.
Sheriff Mike Ezell said deputies responded to a shots fired call on Forts Lake Road in Moss Point just after 7 on p.m. and found the victim on the ground. He had been shot in the leg and was airlifted to hospital in Mobile.
The victim and suspect were allegedly fighting over the victim’s ex-girlfriend when the shooting occurred, Ezell said.
The shooter was trying to help the victim but fled with deputies arrived, Ezell said, and evaded authorities and K-9 deputies.
The alleged shooter turned himself in on Thursday.
“He is not charged at this time, is not being identified, and was released,” Marcia Hill, the sheriff’s department spokesperson, said in an email.
The case will be presented to a grand jury, Hill said.
Ezell did not release the identity of the suspect or victim.
This story was originally published April 7, 2022 at 12:12 PM.
