PELAHATCHIE, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has been shot dead by police after a standoff, with police saying he emerged from a house pointing a gun at officers.
Rankin County Coroner David Ruth says 31-year-old Pierre Woods died after the Monday shooting in Pelahatchie, east of Jackson.
Family members told local news outlets that Woods was mentally disturbed. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey says he and others tried to get Woods to come out.
Television cameras at the scene captured a hail of gunfire as Woods was shot.
Pelahatchie Police Chief Joseph Daughtry says the standoff began after they received a call about Woods firing a gun, saying he fired more shots once officers arrived.
Daughtry says police recovered a handgun.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is leading the inquiry into the shooting.
