GULFPORT, Miss. —
Gulfport police are investigating a fatal shooting.
Authorities said they received a call about shots fired at a Gulfport location around 8:20 p.m. Monday.
When officers arrived, they found one man dead. He was identified as 31-year-old Damien Thompson.
Details on what led to the shooting have not emerged. No arrests have been reported.
Jefferson County and state law enforcement officials are investigating the death of a 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered in the graveyard of East Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Okla. officials vow not to quit looking until everyone is found
The tornado that killed 24 people and injured at least 100 others in the Moore and Oklahoma City area cut a 17-mile-long path that started in Newcastle and ended at Lake Stanley Draper. Nine of the dead are children.
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LIVE BLOG: Massive tornado hits south of OKC
A massive tornado touched down Monday afternoon in Moore, Okla., just south of Oklahoma City. Follow live coverage of the aftermath of the storm.
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