The Ridgeland Police Department is currently investigating an armed robbery which led to a fatal shooting at a business in Ridgeland Sept. 18, police said.

“The Ridgeland Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at Jay’s Barbershop, located at 7775 W. Main Street in Ridgeland around 10:30 a.m.,” Town of Ridgeland Police Department Lt. Daniel Litchfield said Thursday. “Officers arrived on scene to find one man had been shot and passed away as a result of his injuries.”

Litchfield identified the deceased man as Curtis Edward Scott, 55, of Ridgeland.

Litchfield said through the investigation it was determined that Scott entered Jay’s Barbershop through a back door wearing a ski mask and carrying a machete with the intent to rob an employee.

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