5 Dead, Including Suspect, After Hotel Shooting, Carjacking in Mississippi

A suspected gunman accused of killing four people in two Mississippi cities Wednesday was found dead after a standoff with authorities at a convenience store, police said.

It isn’t clear how the suspect, Jeremy Reynolds, died {snip}

Jeremy Reynolds

Reynolds, 32, had barricaded himself inside the Gulfport store after allegedly shooting three people at a Biloxi hotel and carjacking and shooting a local public works contractor {snip}

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Police were alerted to reports of gunfire at the hotel shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday, Houseman said. Officers discovered three people dead and determined that the suspect had stolen a car from one of the victims and fled east toward the nearby city of Gulfport.

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Reynolds allegedly fled to the convenience store and assaulted two people inside, Cooper said. They escaped, Cooper said, and Reynolds remained inside.

After trying to negotiate with Reynolds with no response, authorities fired tear gas into the store, Cooper said. Police found his body inside a room within the store {snip}

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