Crime

Teenager accused of shooting into a car and wounding one person in Gulfport, police say

A teenager was caught on surveillance video shooting at a vehicle Sunday morning, Gulfport police said Tuesday in a press release.

The Gulfport Police Department arrested and charged 17-year-old Jermiah Isedro Smith with aggravated assault and shooting into a vehicle after reviewing the evidence.

Police officers responded to a report of a discharged firearm in the area of Klein Road and N. Kern Drive at 11:14 a.m. A local hospital reported having a gunshot victim while the officers were on route, police said.

Smith was sent to the Harrison County jail on a $200,000 bond.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident or the whereabouts of Royce Barthelemy, who is wanted in a separate homicide, is urged to contact the Gulfport Police Department at 228-868-5959 or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898.

Mona Moore
Sun Herald
Mona Moore was a Service Journalism Desk Editor for the Sun Herald in Mississippi; Mahoning Matters in Ohio; and the Ledger-Enquirer and Telegraph in Georgia. Originally from West Covina, California, she holds a bachelor’s and master’s in corporate and public communication from the University of South Alabama. Mona’s writing and photography have been recognized by press associations in Mississippi, North Carolina and Florida.
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