Police investigating fatal shooting in Oak Street area

Published 10:55 pm Thursday, January 13, 2022

By Staff Reports

Police investigators with flashlights mark evidence at the scene of a fatal shooting on Oak Street between N. Pearl and N. Union Streets Thursday night. (Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
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NATCHEZ — Natchez Police are working the scene of a fatal shooting in the area of Oak Street Thursday night.

Police officers and emergency personnel were investigating a crime scene between North Union Street and North Pearl Street at approximately 10 p.m.

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Coroner James Lee confirmed he was called to the scene within an hour later.

This story will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

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