Man reported missing in Mississippi found dead in Bessemer

Published 12:00 am Saturday, May 23, 2020

BESSEMER (AP) — A man reported missing from Mississippi has been found dead in Alabama.

Bessemer Police said 45-year-old Michael Jones’ truck was found Friday about 3:30 p.m. A further search led investigators to Jones’ body in an abandoned house, WBRC-TV reported. Police said Jones had been shot. Further details were not released.

The discovery comes two days after someone filed a missing person report on Jones with the Lowndes County, Mississippi, Sheriff’s Office.