One person is dead after at least five people were shot during a Cinco de Mayo party at a Mississippi restaurant late Friday night, police said.
Ocean Springs Police Chief Mark Dunston confirmed the number of victims who were shot at The Scratch Kitchen on Government Street, the Sun Herald reported.
Jackson County Deputy Coroner James Prisock shortly after midnight confirmed the death of one of the victims, the Sun Herald reported.
Gunfire erupted at a Cinco de Mayo party at the Government Street restaurant. One woman said she tried giving the victim CPR before he died. Here’s what we know. https://t.co/DsPy75V8ch
— Sun Herald (@sunherald) May 6, 2023
It was unclear whether any arrests had been made early Saturday morning. According to the publication, police were investigating the restaurant’s patio area.
The Scratch Kitchen’s owner told the Sun Herald there were about 200 people at the restaurant when the shooter ran past employees who were doing security checks at the entrance to the patio.
“The person who did the shooting wasn’t a customer,” owner Brittany Alexander said. “He didn’t get an armband or anything to be out here.”
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