Whitney Downard / The Meridian StarClarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp said the shooting death of Christopher Lindsey would be presented to the next available grand jury. 

The shooting death of Christopher Lindsey in the Basic community, just north of Enterprise, will be presented to the next available grand jury following autopsy results, according to Clarke County Sheriff Todd Kemp.

An argument Thursday afternoon between Christopher Lindsey and his wife, Heidi Lindsey, ended with at least three shots fired, one killing Christopher Lindsey and another bullet traveling through Heidi Lindsey’s pelvic bone. 

Kemp wouldn’t comment on the third shot, but said some casings still had to be recovered. 

Christopher Lindsey, 36, and Heidi Lindsey, 37, lived in a mobile home in the Basic community on Highway 11 North. 

“Apparently they got into some type of altercation within the confines of the bathroom in the mobile home,” Kemp said. 

Kemp said Heidi Lindsey appeared to have been shot inside of the shower, which had a broken glass door. Deputies also found a six-shot revolver at the scene. 

According to Heidi Lindsey’s statement to police, Christopher Lindsey shot her and then shot himself, Kemp said.

Investigators will wait until receiving autopsy results from the medical examiners at the State Crime Lab in Pearl before presenting the case to a grand jury, who will decide whether or not to press charges, Kemp said. 

Kemp said he anticipated a preliminary autopsy report within a few days and a full report within a few weeks.

A Meridian hospital is treating Heidi Lindsey’s wounds. Kemp didn’t know the extent of them on Friday. He said that Heidi Lindsey called dispatch about the shooting and that family members living next door reported hearing no gunshots.

“We have quite a bit of work to do,” Kemp sais. “There’s still some unanswered questions.” 

The Lindseys had three school-age children and Kemp said deputies contacted the school to have the children’s bus, scheduled to arrive at the home shortly after the 3 p.m. shooting, rerouted. 

“We knew it was getting close to school time and small children would be coming off of the bus,” Kemp said. “We contacted school officials to get the bus turned around so the children wouldn’t see the scene.”

Kemp said that local law enforcement had not previously answered calls to the residence.