Police say bystander shot, killed in parking lot of Mississippi bar

Published 10:26 am Sunday, March 21, 2021

Hinds County sheriff’s officials say a man was killed during a shootout outside a Jackson bar.

Christopher Moncure, 30, appeared to be a bystander and tried to take cover when shots were fired in the parking lot of M-Bar early Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office and WLBT-TV.

Several people got into a fight and took out guns and started shooting, the news station reports. At least one of them fired shots from a rifle.

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Investigators have not identified any suspects, but are seeking information on a white SUV they say was occupied by at least one of the shooters and was last seen in the parking lot of a home decoration store next to M-Bar.