Crime

MS Coast man arrested, accused of killing 78-year-old in Biloxi, authorities say

A Biloxi man was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing a 78-year-old who authorities found dead over the weekend, police said.

The Biloxi Police Department began investigating on Saturday after officers responded to the 7000 block of East Oaklawn Road for a “medical emergency” and found the man deceased, according to a news release.

Police said the suspect, 60-year-old Kavin Crawford, was arrested “without incident” Monday in the 700 block of Beach Boulevard.

Crawford was jailed in Harrison County on a $1 million bond. Authorities will not identify the victim until his family has been notified.

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