Authorities are now looking for just one suspect who allegedly fired shots near soldiers Tuesday at one of the military sites where the “Jade Helm 15” military training exercise is expected to take place.
Perry County Sheriff Jimmy Dale Smith said in a news conference that the incident occurred around 11:35 a.m. ET on the eastern edge of Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Smith said police were looking for a white male driving a ’90s-model, maroon pick-up truck with black rims who allegedly fired shots near two soldiers at a checkpoint.
Local TV station WDAM initially reported that authorities were looking for two white men driving a red Ford Ranger with the words “broken arrow” on the windshield. A vehicle matching that description was found nearby, according to the news station.
Smith said that initial reports led authorities to two men who were questioned and later released due to new leads in the investigation.
In response to a reporter, Smith said it wasn’t clear whether the shooting was intentional or hunting-related.
More than 4,600 National Guard troops are currently on site at Camp Shelby for field exercises known as “Exportable Combat Training Capability,” according to The Hattiesburg American newspaper. Part of the multi-state training exercise known as “Jade Helm 15,” which set the Internet aflame with conspiracy theories earlier this year, is also expected to take place at Camp Shelby this summer.
Not sure if anything is legally in season in August…
Are we to presume that shots fired while hunting are accidental??
Sounds like Jimmy Dale is a bit squeamish about arresting Bubba for protecting the state of Mississippi. They have a clear description of the truck, find it, question the two in it…but no, wasn’t them, they is good ol boys, wouldnt cause no trouble.
Now they are on the hunt for a mysterious other truck, who was probably just huntin’ or something, so its really not that big of thing. Just over sensitive US Army troops, probably from up north.
They ain’t from around here, ya know?
Is that a typo? Didn’t they mean moron pickup truck?
Raccoon is in season. Why, I don’t know, but it is Mississippi after all.
Oh, and frog. Yes. Frog. How do you hunt frogs with a gun? Vewwy, vewwy carefully. Or you could use a spear. I did a couple of times when I a kid.** Returning home covered in smelly mud always elicited a heavy sigh from my mother, usually followed by an often heard, “Why can’t you be like the other girls your age?”
** Full disclaimer, I only killed one frog. I cried most of the way home, so that was my first and last experience with killing things.