Crime

Gulfport man dead after Monday night shooting

FILE - Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 seeking to stop a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses from going into effect saying the law illegally pre-empts existing state laws on traffic violations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
FILE - Shown is a Philadelphia police car with flashing lights in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. The Philadelphia Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police has filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 seeking to stop a city law banning officers from pulling over drivers for low-level offenses from going into effect saying the law illegally pre-empts existing state laws on traffic violations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Matt Rourke AP

Gulfport police are investing a shooting in Gulfport that left one person dead.

Officers responded to the area of C Avenue and 32nd Street in Gulfport at 6:55 p.m. Monday for a single-vehicle accident.

There they found a male victim in the car suffering from a gunshot wound, according to a police press release.

The victim was identified by Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer as Anthony Oatis, 30, of Gulfport. He died of a single gunshot wound.

According to police, the motivation and circumstances surrounding the incident are still being investigated.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Gulfport Police Department at 228-868-5959.

This story was originally published June 28, 2022 at 11:25 AM.

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Jesse Lieberman
Sun Herald
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