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NATCHEZ — A 19-year-old who was involved in an officer-involved shooting late Sunday at the closed Natchez Visitor Center on Canal Street has died.

Adams County Coroner Rosa Newman said Phillip Xavier Stokes Jr. died earlier this afternoon at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

Two Natchez police officers involved are on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations in conjunction with the Attorney General’s office, said Natchez Police Chief Cal Green.

Both are doing well given the circumstances and have been offered counseling, she said.

Stokes had been “critically injured” following the shooting at approximately 10:20 p.m. on Sunday and had been transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. The officers were not injured.

Green said Stokes had opened fire at the officers, who were attempting to arrest him for an attempted murder charge stemming from a shooting after midnight Friday, May 9, which had injured a woman on Lafayette Street.

Also arrested for the shooting on May 9 was Willeshia Williams, who was charged after the incident with accessory after the fact of attempted murder.

A statement from MBI says, “Upon (officers’) arrival to the location, the subject displayed a firearm, resulting in an exchange of gunfire between the subject and law enforcement officers. … MBI is currently assessing the incident and gathering evidence. Upon completing the investigation, agents will share their findings with the Attorney General’s Office. This information is preliminary and subject to change.”