COPIAH COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Charles Stewart Jr., has been identified as the shooting victim found dead Sunday on a Copiah County street.
Stewart, the son of a Hazlehurst police officer, was found deceased with a gunshot wound to the head while on a road on Sunday.
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According to Hazlehurst Police Chief Darion Murray, officers responded to a report of a body on Larkin Street in Hazlehurst around 2:00 a.m.
The body was identified as Stewart.
According to a initial report, Stewart died from a gunshot wound to the head. However, authorities are awaiting for the results from the crime lab to determine how Stewart died, reports WJTV.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is the lead agency on the case, and Hazlehurst police will assist. Murray said there are no suspects at this time.
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Geo quick facts: Copiah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 29,449. The county seat is Hazlehurst. With an eastern border formed by the Pearl River, Copiah County is part of the Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.