Crime

Coroner IDs 19-year-old found dead in Gautier

Shown are the lights of a police vehicle in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Shown are the lights of a police vehicle in Philadelphia, Thursday, June 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) AP

A man was found deceased at a property in South Gautier on Thursday, the Gautier Police Department announced.

The man was found at a property on Parkdale Drive around 4 p.m. Thursday.

On Friday, Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. identified the man as 19-year-old Zachieous Stephens. He died of a gunshot wound.

The Gautier Police Department is investigating the death.

If anyone has information about this incident, they are asked to contact the Gautier Police Department at 228-497-2486 or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-877-787-5898.

This story was originally published October 13, 2022 at 5:16 PM.

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