Reward increased for information in shooting death of state trooper

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A Lieutenant with the Mississippi Highway Patrol was shot to death early Friday morning in Jefferson County.

Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) are�investigating the incident which took the life of 58-year-old Troy L. Morris of Natchez.� According to MBI, agents responded at�4:30 A.M. to a shooting death in Jefferson County on US 61.��Upon arrival, agents discovered the driver of a US Postal Service delivery�truck deceased in the vehicle.

The driver, identified as Lieutenant Morris, worked part-time for the US Postal Service. Morris was also a�27-year veteran of the Mississippi Highway Patrol.

The US Postal Service in conjunction with Mississippi Crime Stoppers are offering a $105,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or suspects.�The MS State Troopers Association has added an additional $3,000.00 to the reward bringing the total to $108,000.

Tips may be provided to the US Postal Service at 1-877-876-2455 or MS Crime Stoppers at 1-888- 827-4637.

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