Investigation of gunfire involving dark Dodge Challenger in Brookhaven, Brookhaven MS

Weapons

Reported: 11/12/2025 05:26 PM

S Church St, Brookhaven, MS 39601

Police investigated reports of gunfire near S Church St in Brookhaven, Mississippi, involving a dark Dodge Challenger with one headlight brighter than the other. A witness heard a gunshot leaving church and saw the vehicle. Officers searched the area and detained a person with a Louisiana ID card identified as (name withheld).

Audio|Source: Lincoln County Sheriff, Brookhaven Police, and Brookhaven Fire

01:57

Transcript:

00:00

Mr. Dennis advised, the front left headlight is brighter than the right one.

00:06

He was coming out of church and he heard the shot and he drove up there and it was a dark Dodge Challenger.

00:12

No 28, just northern road than dark Dodge Challenger.

00:17

37, Derek.

00:20

Good.

00:25

I'm having negative contact with it here straight here at Tegger's Creek and Gling Cores.

00:35

Dan Boyle, I'll just start searching the area.

00:43

Ah.

00:47

You go ahead.

00:52

Ah.

00:56

Thank you.

01:01

I'm Brook Haven.

01:02

You got a VIN, 3 Nora, 1 Adam, Boy 7, Adam Paul, X-ray, King Young, 23244, Y-Tia Central, next 51, rotation, Pike County.

01:14

Louisiana ID card,

01:16

(number withheld), (number withheld), (name withheld).

01:24

Let me 10-15[1] and heard of Pike here shortly.

01:27

I'm going to leave the keys here with the security guard.

01:29

That way that whenever the 51 gets here, they can just pick it up.

01:32

It's coming here in the parking lot of the rest area.

01:34

2.4. Can you repeat that VIN?

01:38

3. Nora, 1 Adam, boy, 7, Adam, Paul.

01:43

X-ray, King Young, 2, 3,

01:46

244. Doesn't have a tag.

01:48

I'm not sure what state is that out of.

01:50

2.4.

01:52

Central O's dark, crooked line, 6.6.

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[1]

10-15: Prisoner in custody / en route to jail

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S Church St, Brookhaven, MS 39601

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