HATTIESBURG, Miss., Aug. 4 (UPI) — Law enforcement officers in Mississippi are searching for two suspects accused of firing shots toward a group of soldiers training at Camp Shelby on Tuesday.
Perry County deputies told WDAM in Hattiesburg, Miss., multiple shots were fired around 12:10 p.m. at the post’s joint forces training center. No injuries were reported.
Perry County Sheriff Jimmy Dale Smith said officials were searching for suspects described as two white males driving a two-door red Ford Ranger with the words “broken arrow” written across the top. The suspects allegedly fired from within the vehicle, then drove away.
Mississippi National Guard Director of Public Affairs Lt. Col. Christian Patterson would not confirm that soldiers were specifically targeted in the shooting, The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger reported.
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