Hunting accident claims womanâs life in Wayne County Woman killed in hunting accident in Wayne County (Gray News) (Source: Gray News) By Eddie Robertson | December 9, 2020 at 5:20 PM CST - Updated December 9 at 5:20 PM
WAYNE COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - A 47-year-old woman is dead in what law enforcement officials are saying was an apparent hunting accident.
According to Wayne County Sheriff Jody Ashley, deputies responded to the call late Friday evening in the Beat 4 community.
After deputies arrived on scene, they found the woman already deceased from a gunshot wound.
No name has been released at this time.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is investigating the incident.