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Stone County officials say a woman is dead and a man is in custody after authorities responded to a report of an individual being shot around 5 p.m. Monday in the 900 block of Jensen Road.
According to a release from Stone County Sheriff Brandon Long, officers arrived on the scene and found a man barricaded inside of a residence, making threats against law enforcement.
The suspect, identified as Fred Michael Mixon (pictured below), 50, of Mountain View, was later taken into custody without incident, Long said.
After a search warrant was executed on the residence, the sheriff said the body of a deceased female was discovered inside. Detectives with the Stone County Sheriff’s Department were still on the scene late Monday night working the investigation and the specific circumstances involving the shooting.
Long said the incident was isolated, and the general public was not believed to be in danger. The sheriff said the name of the victim is not being released at this time.
Image: Stone County Sheriff’s Department
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