Resident shoots back at suspicious person in Vicksburg’s Marion Park neighborhood

Published 1:55 pm Thursday, June 9, 2022

The Vicksburg Police Department responded to the 100 block of Columbia Avenue around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday night for a report of shots fired.

A resident reported that he saw a suspicious subject in his driveway and yelled at him. The suspect then fired a handgun at the resident.

The resident fired back with his own handgun and the suspect ran away.

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This case is under investigation.