One juvenile dead, one injured after shooting outside of Prentiss Friday night
Published 1:07 pm Saturday, April 22, 2023
- The Prentiss Headlight—A vehicle driven by a 15-year-old juvenile came to rest here on Highway 42 East just outside of Prentiss April 21 after the driver and a passenger were shot while traveling on the highway.
Jefferson Davis County and Prentiss law enforcement officers were called to Highway 42 East just outside of Prentiss Friday night with reports of a motor vehicle accident.
When officers arrived they found two juvenile gunshot victims. Two other occupants of the vehicle were uninjured and questioned at the scene.
Both gunshot victims were transferred to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg. One was released with a gunshot wound to the leg. The other, the driver of the vehicle, died at the hospital.
According to authorities, investigators are looking for a grey Buick with a Lawrence County tag which fled the scene.
It is believed the incident started on J. E. Johnson Road.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assisting local authorities with the investigation. The Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Prentiss Fire Department assisted at the scene.
If you have any information regarding this incident, please call the Jefferson Davis County Sheriff’s Department at 601-792-5169.
