Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department Investigating Deadly Shooting
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Deadly shooting in Claiborne County
Breaking news about a deadly shooting in Claiborne Co. that left a man dead and a woman hurt.
The Claiborne County coroner tells us that 25-year-old Roderick Thompson is dead. The Sheriff believes he died of a self inflicted gunshot wound, but his body is being brought to the state crime lab in Jackson for an autopsy. The Sheriff tells us that the shooting happened on Rodney Road in Port Gibson. He believes Thompson shot Johnson several times before turning the gun on himself. The 21-year-old Johnson was airlifted to UMC with gunshot wounds to her chest, legs and hip. We have several crews working this story and we’ll have the latest for you on News Channel 12 at 6 & 10.
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May God forever smile upon you and your family and remember, God will work things out no matter how hard. I can only imagine because I know not the pain and suffering of losing a child but trust in God and He will be there.
Ethel, Felicia, Sharon and the rest of the family
This situation is kind of personal for me due to the man involved was an old friend but my heart goes out to both families especially The Thompson Family.
you can never get a call and hear good news, always something bad. my prayers and my heartfelt sympathy goes out to both family.
This is a real tragedy to our town. My heart and prayers go out to the Thompson Family.They all are very dear and close friends to my family. Noone knows what to say during a time like this. We all need to come together as a community and be one. Stop the violence PLEASE!!!!!!
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