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Victim identified in fatal Friday shooting

From Staff Reports

Details are sparse, but officials have released the identity of the man killed in a shooting near McLain on Friday.

An official with the Greene County Sheriff’s office said Lewis Jerome Rockwell was discovered shot to death on Moody Chapel Road around 9:30 p.m. He is identified as a 45-year-old white male from Lucedale, but few other details were available at the time of this report.

The official said Rockwell’s body was discovered in the roadway, next to a motorcycle. Gunshots are believed to be the cause of death, but an autopsy has been ordered.

As of Saturday morning, police say they had not determined a motive or identified any suspect(s) in the shooting.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations (MBI) is assisting with the investigation.

 

1 Comment

  1. Vicki Rockwell on September 4, 2022 at 12:45 pm

    How can someone take another’s life for absolutely NO FREAKING REASON. Louis was such a GREAT human being, who loved his family, who worked to provide for his family. I mean he had grandbabies, that he loved so much, and now he doesn’t get to watch them grow up. I pray from the bottom of my heart that they find the heartless person who done this and pray JUSTICE is served. May you rest well with the Heavenly Angels Louis, for you were such a good and loving soul, who cared about people, who you’ve helped along your journey here. You may be gone, but you will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

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