UM student found dead, homicide being investigated

According to a news release from the University Police Dept., officers from the Oxford Police Dept. and a team from the Baptist Memorial Hospital Ambulance Service were dispatched to Taylor Pointe Apartments on Anderson Road Saturday morning just after 10 a.m. in response to a 911 call concerning an unresponsive person. The victim was found to be shot and county coroner Lonnie Weaver pronounced the victim dead on the scene.

Upon further investigation, The Daily Mississippian has learned the victim is an Ole Miss student. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and OPD and are investigating the homicide, and no further information is being released by OPD at this time.