The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate after a shooting Friday morning at First Baptist Church involved a sheriff’s deputy.

Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Ward Calhoun said the deputy was off duty at the time of the shooting.

“The Meridian Police Department and the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department responded to the incident in the parking lot,” he said. “Mississippi Bureau of Investigations was contacted, and they are currently conducting an investigation into the incident.”

Bailey Martin, press secretary for Mississippi Department of Public Safety, which is over MBI, confirmed the agency was investigating the incident.

“MBI is currently assessing this critical incident and gathering evidence,” Martin said. “Upon completing the investigation, agents will share their findings with the local District Attorney’s Office.“