PASCAGOULA – A Pascagoula woman has been arrested after an altercation and shooting on Highway 90 left a man critically injured and a woman assaulted, according to the Gautier Police Department.
Officers responded around 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, to Highway 90 near Gautier-Vancleave Road.
Police said an 18-year-old woman was assaulted during the incident, and a 20-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
Responding officers located and arrested Regina Joe, 33, of Pascagoula. She was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, discharging a firearm within city limits, disturbance in a public place, no proof of liability insurance, driving with a suspended license and obstructing a public street.
Police have not released the victims’ identities or additional details about what led to the altercation.
The investigation remains ongoing, and additional charges are possible.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Gautier Police Department at 228-497-2486. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 877-787-5898, through the P3 Tips app or at mscoastcrimestoppers.com .
Joe is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
