Gun store shootout leaves owner, son dead – sheriff says

A Mississippi gun shop owner and his 17-year-old son were killed Saturday in a shootout in their store with two customers — also a father and son — apparently after an argument over a service charge.

According to Pearl River County Sheriff David Allison, a gun owner and his son went to the shop to retrieve a weapon around 3:15 p.m. After being told it was not repaired, one of the men reportedly became agitated because he had to pay a $25 service charge; even though his gun was not fixed.

The wife of the gun shop owner, who was at the counter, called her husband and son to de-escalate the situation. Both father and son pairs began to argue, resorting to physical violence and eventually gunfire.

The gun shop owner and his son were pronounced dead on the scene.

One of the wounded men is in his late 20’s, the other in his 50’s. Both were airlifted to nearby hospitals with serious injuries. One of the victims went to a Hattiesburg hospital, and the other is now in a New Orleans medical center.

Agencies/Canadajournal