One person found dead, another shot outside Mississippi police station

Published 12:11 pm Tuesday, March 19, 2019

One person is dead and another is hospitalized after police found them shot outside a north Mississippi police station.

News outlets report Batesville police checked on two vehicles in the police station parking lot about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Police aren’t releasing the name of the dead person, and are describing the shootings as an attempted murder-suicide. Police say they aren’t seeking any other suspects.

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The survivor was taken by helicopter to a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital.