At approximately 10:28 p.m., Attala County Deputies and Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a home on Attala Road 5217, a road that cuts between Attala Road 5226 and 5224 near Ethel. The call that came in stated that a woman had accidentally shot her husband.
The man had a gunshot to the abdomen and was transported by ambulance to Baptist Memorial Hospital-Attala, then transported on to UMMC.
Attala County Sheriff’s Department has stated that this was possibly an accidental shooting, but it is currently under investigation.
