**UPDATE: ONE PERSON DEAD** According to law enforcement sources, an officer involved shooting took place Monday, July 1st in Pontotoc County. A vehicle fled from Union County and was chased into Pontotoc County.
According to preliminary reports, there was a shooting that involved the Mississippi Highway Patrol near the intersection of Highway 341 and Highway 9.
Multiple reports of both the coroner and ambulances on site with a police vehicle having “multiple bullet holes”.
We will update the story as more information becomes available.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
