Police: Sumrall woman’s death ruled a homicide

SUMRALL, Miss. (AP) - Police say the death of a 44-year-old Sumrall woman found in a carport of a home on Mulberry Street has been ruled a homicide.

Lamar County Coroner Cody Creel on Thursday identified the woman as Kimberly Raynes.

Police tell The Hattiesburg American (https://hatne.ws/1U3miME) a preliminary autopsy report showed Raynes died of a single gunshot wound, but officials declined to say where on her body the wound was found.

Tony Kepper, assistant Sumrall police chief, said the woman was not a resident at the home where her body was discovered Wednesday night.

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Information from: The Hattiesburg American, https://www.hattiesburgamerican.com