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Crime wave hits the Coast

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Crime wave hits the Coast
Crime wave hits the Coast

Today’s fatal shooting in Biloxi makes number six on the growing homicide list in Harrison County.

Today's fatal shooting in bilox- makes number six on the growing- homicide list in harrison - county.

- - - - news 25's victoria bailey gives- us a recap on recent crime- wave hitting the coast.

- - over the last week a crime- wave washed over the coast- hitting harrison county the - hardest.- six gulf coast residents in - seven days have been the victim- of gun violence.- monday february 24th a biloxi - family lost 16 year old madison- - - - harris after her family says- they discovered on a doorbell - home- security video, the suspects- leaving the harris's- grandparents home following an- alleged robbery-- - - - turned-murder.- the community held a vigil at - the biloxi lighthouse to honor- - - - madison's memory on tuesday.

In- long beach, wednesday february- 26th, after what law- enforcement says was a fight- - - - between 33 year old brandon - bodie and 61 year old kenneth - sellier,- shots rang out at 1 a-m.

Bodie- was pronounced dead at the- scene and sellier is being- charged with one count of - manslaughter.

- satruday february 29th in bilox- around 11:52 am police- responded to a scene near 200 - nixon street where they - found a boy under the age of 18- suffering from a gunshot- wound.- he later died of his injuries.- the investigation revealed the- victim and 15 year old bennie - hiep lu were playing with a gun- - - - when lu pulled the trigger, - believing the gun to be - unloaded.

- next, in gulfport sunday mornin- a man was taken to a bay st.- louis - hospital with multiple gunshot- - - - wounds.

Identified later as - 30-year-old lamar henry, who- died after arrival at the - hospital.

- also in biloxi, 43-year old - michael edward reis reez- flagged down biloxi police- officers near porter avenue - and beach boulevard to tell the- he wanted to turn - himself in after allegedly- murdering his wife.

- police went to their residence- on popps ferry road and found - 40-year-old jennifer reis dead- - - - inside the home.

And the latest- fatality happening monday march- 2nd where 33 year old devan - de-vawn - williams of gulfport was shot - and later died at the - hospital.

- if you have information on any- of these cases, you are - urged to contact law enforcemen- or mississippi coast- crime stoppers.

- cg: crime stoppers tip line - 877-787-5898- remember they don't want you're- name just the information.-

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