Crime

Man arrested on murder charge after woman stabbed to death in Gulfport

A 28-year-old Mississippi Coast man was arrested Wednesday night in connection with a woman’s stabbing death, police said.

Gulfport police responded to the 2300 block of 32nd Avenue around 6 p.m. after a receiving a call reporting a possible homicide.

Police found the woman dead from an apparent knife wound.

Durel Louis Williams was at the scene and was arrested without incident. He is held on a first degree murder charge at the Harrison County jail and his bond was set at $1 million.

The victim’s name is being withheld until her family can be notified, police said.

A man found his dogs playing with a human skull in his yard as he was leaving for work, Alabama officials said.
A man found his dogs playing with a human skull in his yard as he was leaving for work, Alabama officials said. Getty Images | Royalty Free Getty Images/iStockphoto
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Justin Mitchell is the Sun Herald senior news editor and works on McClatchy’s audience engagement and development team. He also reports on LGBTQ issues in the Deep South, particularly focusing on Mississippi.
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