Coroner IDs man killed by deputies during domestic violence call on MS Coast
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- Deputies fatally shot Willie Carroll, 51, during a domestic violence response.
- Authorities say Carroll drew a handgun before deputies opened fire Sunday.
- Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has opened an inquiry into the shooting.
Authorities in Hancock County have released the name of a man shot and killed by deputies early Sunday during a domestic violence call in Pearlington.
Willie Carroll, 51, of Cypress, Texas, died after the shooting near Old Gainesville Road off Highway 604, according to Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were responding to a 911 call from a woman who reported being handcuffed and held against her will by an armed man. Authorities who arrived at the scene freed the woman from a car where she was held.
The sheriff’s office said deputies fatally shot the man when he pulled out a handgun.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is handling the case.