WEST POINT — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into a fatal line of duty shooting late Sunday night involving the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

According to MBI, the shooting happened around 10:24 p.m. near the intersection of Plainfield Road and Daniels Circle in West Point.

Deputies were responding to a report of a person experiencing a mental health crisis. When they arrived, they encountered an individual holding a weapon, MBI said in a news release. The person then charged at the deputies, who fired their weapons.

The individual died from their injuries. No deputies were physically injured during the incident.

MBI said agents are gathering evidence and assessing the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Once the investigation is complete, the findings will be

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