UPDATE: Tallahatchie County Coroner Ginger Meriwether on Tuesday morning identified the man who died in a Goose Pond subdivision incident the previous day.
Dodavian Anderson, 23, died Monday afternoon after suffering an apparent gunshot wound, noted Meriwether, who said the official cause of death is pending autopsy at the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory in Pearl.
Meriwether said Anderson was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m. at the scene on First Street.
She noted that Benevolent Aid and Burial Society of Glendora will be in charge of funeral arrangements.
Original story:
WEBB — Officials are holding a person of interest in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Monday afternoon in the Goose Pond subdivision near here.
"We have a suspect in custody," said Tallahatchie County Sheriff Jimmy Fly, who noted that the individual, whom he declined to identify, has not been formally charged.
The person was taken into custody "within 30 minutes," Fly added.
The shooting, which Fly said happened outside a First Street residence, was reported to authorities at 1:26 p.m.
Fly said the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist his office with the shooting.
The Sun-Sentinel is awaiting the release of information about the deceased.
This is a developing story.
