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Man’s Apparent Traffic Accident Death Becomes Gunshot Murder Mystery
August 13, 2013
A Brewton man first thought to have died as the result of a car accident Sunday night in Mississippi was actually murdered, authorities said Monday.
Donald Morris, 59, died at the Biloxi Regional Medical Center about an hour after a traffic crash at 8:40 p.m. just off Main Street in Biloxi. Police said Morris was driving a 2003 Ford Explorer when he left the roadway, hit a fence and overturned at least twice. Authorities believe he was unconscious at the time of the crash.
Biloxi Police said a preliminary autopsy Monday revealed the true cause of Morris’ death — a bullet lodged in his head.
Sunday night, as police worked the accident scene, they were called to another shooting just a couple of blocks away. One person was treated for a gunshot would and released from the hospital. Authorities are now working to determine if the shooting incident was at all related to Morris’ death.
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I live in the same neighbor hood as his mom. Please pray for this family. May God be with y’all during this hard time. You all will be in my thoughts, my heart and my prayers. He was a very nice man.