By Jason C. Mattox
(from the Panolian)

A shooting inside the Sardis Police Department Saturday night left one officer injured, Mayor Alvis ‘Rusty’ Dye said.

According to the mayor, officer Robert Turner was shot in the foot when a shotgun being unloaded by officer Daryl House went off.

“They were in the back of the department unloading the gun,” he said. “When the gun went off, some of the pellets ricocheted and hit Turner in the foot.”

Dye said Turner was treated for the gunshot wound at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He is now recovering at his home in the city.

“The Panola County Sheriff’s Department investigated the matter and determined the shooting was accidental,” he said. “Officer House will return to duty today (Monday) and will not be placed on administrative leave.”

[I clipped this article and had it sitting on my desk at school. A student saw it and said, "Shots fired! I hope it wasn't Daryl House!" Upon seeing that it was, he said, "That the second person he done shot!"]