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December 19, 2022

Man Shot To Death At Hazlehurst Pool Hall

Morgan Howard

One man was shot to death at a Hazlehurst pool hall Sunday night.

According to a report from WLBT, the shooting happened outside of Tootsie’s Spot on 513 Monticello Street in Hazlehurst shortly before midnight.

Police Chief Derrick Cubit said that the victim was identified as 43-year-old Joaquin Miller.

29-year-old Mario Gary was arrested and charged with murder. He was booked with the Copiah County Sheriff’s Office.

Miller’s body was taken to the Mississippi State Crime Lab for an autopsy.

It is unclear how many times he had been shot.

Nobody else was injured in the incident.

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