On the morning of Tuesday, December 20, 2016, 35-year-old Beth Ann Marshall was found grievously wounded at a home on Old Highway 24 in Purvis, Mississippi. A man who had been at the residence ran to a neighbor’s house to summon help. Emergency crews responded, but Beth Ann died of a single gunshot wound to the chest, the Forrest County Deputy Coroner confirmed.

Investigators with the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department recovered a hunting rifle from the home and took it into evidence. Authorities initially described uncertainty about whether the shooting was accidental or intentional. No arrests or suspects have been publicly announced.

Beth Ann was a mother and daughter whose death left the Purvis community searching for answers. If anyone has information about what happened that morning, please share what you know with the Lamar County Sheriff’s Department.