An investigation is underway after an officer-involved shooting left one dead in DeSoto County.

According to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, deputies with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office received a noise complaint Saturday night at a residence on Bankston Road in Nesbit. Upon arriving, deputies were approached by a group of individuals and advised that a subject had been discharging a weapon.

Deputies were able to locate the subject fleeing into a wooded area. The subject later came out of the wooded area and displayed the weapon towards the deputies resulting in the deputies discharging their weapons at the subject. The subject received fatal injuries. No deputies were injured during the encounter.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assessing the incident and ga

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