Shots Fired At Camp Shelby Soldiers

Shots fired at Camp Shelby soldiers 
Clarion Ledger
Therese Apel
August 4, 2015

WDAM reported that Lt. Col. Christian Patterson at Camp Shelby said shots were fired as the truck drove past the base and soldiers were in the area.

2:24 p.m. update

WDAM reporter Ryan Moore is reporting that Perry County sheriff deputies are questioning a pair of white male suspects who "pulled up from driving another truck" while authorities were at a residence investigating a vehicle matching the description of the truck used in the Camp Shelby shooting.

2:22 p.m. update

While Camp Shelby soldiers participated in an exercise drill, an unidentified pickup truck passed by and fired shots. Lt. Col. Christian Patterson, director of public affairs at the Mississippi Military Department, said that no one was injured and that the soldiers on site reported the incident to civilian authorities. Patterson said that the incident was not being viewed as an active shooter situation and that increased security measures have been taken recently to protect soldiers. The Perry County Sheriff’s office is handling the case.

Perry County Sheriff Jimmy Dale Smith said investigators are following up on a few leads at this point. There are officials at a residence in Perry County that has a vehicle that matches the description of the one used in the shooting, Smith said.

Sheriff Smith said he needs to speak to the soldiers who were shot at to find out more about the incident, but that at this point the shooters could be charged with anything from simple to aggravated assault.
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