Arkansas Trucker Found Dead In Mississippi
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
An Arkansas truck driver was shot
and killed at a gas station in Jackson, Mississippi.
Authorities say 41-year-old Kevin Rice was pronounced dead
Monday morning at a hospital. Now, police are searching for a
suspect in the shooting.
Deputy Chief Lee Vance said Rice flagged down a police officer
late Sunday and told the officer he had been shot.
Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart said she was told by
hospital personnel that Rice had suffered five gunshot wounds.
Police don`t have a motive for the shooting.
Rice worked for H and V Leasing in Newport, Arkansas. He had
worked for the company at least 15 years. Jim Heatherly, owner of
the trucking company, said Rice was headed to Tampa, Florida, to
deliver a load of hardwood flooring when he was shot.
