The fourth victim of the New Year’s Eve shooting has died, according to the coroner.
A fourth person was killed in a shooting at a New Year’s Eve block party.
According to Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer and our media partner, the Sun Herald, Nathaniel Harris, 52, of Gulfport, died at 8 p.m. Sunday.
After an incident broke out at what was supposed to be a family gathering, he and other victims were rushed to Gulfport’s Memorial Hospital. According to police accounts, the gathering had turned into a block party when the dispute escalated, and shooting erupted at home in the 12o block of Lewis Street in Gaston Point.
This week, an autopsy will be performed.
Anyone with information regarding the New Year’s Eve event can contact the Gulfport Police Department at 228-868-5959 or Crime Stoppers at 877-787-4898, according to police.
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