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Deputy, suspect killed in shooting on Mississippi Coast
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the fatal exchange after a deputy and an armed woman were killed during a disturbance call.
- On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, Jackson County Deputy Michael Jimerson and a suspect died following a shooting at the Reserve at Gulf Hills Apartments in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
- Authorities dispatched deputies around 11 p.m. Wednesday to a reported disturbance at 6721 Washington Avenue, where a deputy engaged in a "brief foot pursuit" with an individual, Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin said.
- Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said an "exchange of gunfire" occurred involving Jimerson and suspect Maley Elizabeth Ross, who died at the scene, while Jimerson died at Ocean Springs Hospital.
- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves wrote, "Deputy Jimerson was a hero who bravely sacrificed his life," while the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation gathers evidence for the Mississippi Attorney General's Office.
- No other deputies involved in the incident sustained "any serious physical injuries," Martin said, as the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation continues assessing the shooting.
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