ADAMS COUNTY – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office has identified a suspect in a shots fired investigation Thursday and said two people who were initially detained have since been released.
The investigation stems from a shooting reported earlier in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Street and Broadmoor Drive, according to the sheriff’s office.
Authorities identified the primary suspect as Roosevelt Johnson, whose date of birth is listed as June 15, 2006.
The sheriff’s office said Johnson now has active warrants charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and shooting into a motor vehicle.
Officials described Johnson as armed and dangerous and told the public not to approach him.
Anyone with information about Johnson’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Adams County Sheriff’s Office at 601-442-2752 or Southwest Mississippi Crime Stoppers at 1-888-442-5001.
The sheriff’s office also warned that anyone found harboring, concealing or assisting Johnson could face criminal charges.
This is an active investigation.
