Police investigating fight that happened before fatal car crash

Published 8:49 pm Thursday, June 11, 2020

: Vicksburg Police respond to JPK Food Mart on Halls Ferry, where Gary Hardy was reportedly in an altercation with another man before he died in a one-vehicle crash on Ken Karyle Avenue Thursday evening. (Tim Reeves/The Vicksburg Post)

What had first thought to have been a fatal car crash on Ken Karyl Avenue appears to be far more complicated.

The Vicksburg Police Department announced late Thursday evening it was conducting an investigation into the death of Gary Hardy, 44, of Vicksburg, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the one-vehicle crash that occurred just before 5:30 p.m.

Officials said Hardy had sustained injuries a few moments before the crash in an altercation with another male in the parking lot of the JPK Food Mart on Halls Ferry Road.

Police have identified a person of interest in the case and the investigation is continuing.

About Tim Reeves

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

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