Man dies after shooting in Greenville

James Scott died after being shot early Thursday in the 300 block of Muscadine Street in Greenville, Mississippi, police said.

Officers responded at about 2 a.m. after the department’s gunshot detection system alerted them to gunfire and dispatchers received information that someone might have been shot, the Greenville Police Department said. Officers found Scott in the roadway with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. He was conscious and spoke with officers, police said.

Paramedics took Scott to Delta Health Medical Center, where he later died. The department’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating. No arrests had been reported, police said.

Police asked anyone with information to contact the department or submit a tip through Crime Stoppers.

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