Opp death ruled suicide

Published 12:15 am Tuesday, January 10, 2017

The Opp Police Department ruled a Monday death suicide, the fourth it has investigated in less than two months.

Officers responded to a call on Cool Springs Road at 11:26 a.m. Monday. Covington County Coroner Norman Hobson ruled that the man, 46, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. OPD Investigation and the Department of Forensic Sciences continue to investigate.