Unidentified victim shot multiple times, killed early Thursday

Published 7:06 am Thursday, June 25, 2020

By Tim Reeves

**Updated to identify the name of the victim**

 

Investigators with the Vicksburg Police Department report they have two persons of interest as they continue to collect information tied a reported murder Thursday morning on Alfred Drive.

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According to a release from the department, officers were dispatched to a home at 103 Alfred Drive, in the Hillcrest subdivision, for a reported shooting at around 3:20 a.m.

The victim, 26-year-old Andrew Prudhomme, was reportedly shot multiple times and died.

Thursday’s reported murder is Vicksburg’s fourth of the year. In 2019, Vicksburg reported three murders.

About Tim Reeves

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

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