Officer-involved shooting in Gulfport leaves one injured

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An investigation has been launched after an officer-involved shooting in Gulfport left one injured.

Officers with the Gulfport Police Department were called to the area of Church Street after getting word of a shooting. Upon arrival, according to authorities, a subject was found pointing a weapon towards officers and threatening them.

The responding officers discharged their weapons, striking the subject. The subject was then transported to a local hospital, where he is being treated for serious injuries. None of the officers involved were injured.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has taken over the case.

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