Tyrone N. Butts
APE Reporter
Carl Brandon
WLBT 3 Jackson Mississippi
Allen Burrell
Loretha Porter
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Former County Employee Goes on Shooting Spree
March 18, 2006, 08:54 PM CST
Prominent Attorney Killed
Man in Custody After Fatal Shooting
PORT GIBSON, Miss., (AP) -- The attorney for the Claiborne County Board of Supervisor
s was gunned down Friday and at least one other person was wounded during a shooting spree by an apparent disgruntled former county employee, officials said.
Sheriff Frank Davis said Carl Brandon,
a former road manager, surrendered after the fatal shooting of Allen Burrell, 54, and the wounding of county employee Loretha Porter.
Davis said the investigation was ongoing and charges were being prepared.
Family members and others said Burrell, an attorney for about 30 years and board attorney since the mid-1980s, was shot in the face outside his law office in downtown Port Gibson.
Authorities said Porter, a secretary for the county road department, was taken by helicopter to the University Medical Center in Jackson, where she was reported in stable condition.
Police said Brandon sat in a vehicle outside Burrell's downtown law office, armed with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Officers said after the fatal shot, Br
andon drove to the home of Claiborne County administrator James Miller and fired shots into the house. Miller was not injured.
Miller said he was alone at home preparing for work when the first shot was fired about 7:50 a.m.
"At first, I thought it
was a utility transformer and I didn't pay much attention. But then the shots came in rapid succession and I said, 'Something is wrong and I got on the floor and crawled to the middle of the house."'
Miller said he did not see the shooter drive away but that several of his neighbors reported seeing the vehicle.
County Chancery Clerk Gloria Dotson said residents here were in shock.
"The board attorney didn't make it," Dotson said. "He was a really good guy."
State Insurance Commissioner George Dale said he had worked with Burrell during dealings with the county supervisors on fire protection issues and "he was extremely helpful and was very prof
essional in this office's dealing with him. This is just a tragedy."
WLBT 3 Jackson Mississippi
Allen Burrell
Loretha Porter
http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=4646230&nav=2CSf
Former County Employee Goes on Shooting Spree
March 18, 2006, 08:54 PM CST
Prominent Attorney Killed
Man in Custody After Fatal Shooting
PORT GIBSON, Miss., (AP) -- The attorney for the Claiborne County Board of Supervisor
s was gunned down Friday and at least one other person was wounded during a shooting spree by an apparent disgruntled former county employee, officials said.
Sheriff Frank Davis said Carl Brandon,
a former road manager, surrendered after the fatal shooting of Allen Burrell, 54, and the wounding of county employee Loretha Porter.
Davis said the investigation was ongoing and charges were being prepared.
Family members and others said Burrell, an attorney for about 30 years and board attorney since the mid-1980s, was shot in the face outside his law office in downtown Port Gibson.
Authorities said Porter, a secretary for the county road department, was taken by helicopter to the University Medical Center in Jackson, where she was reported in stable condition.
Police said Brandon sat in a vehicle outside Burrell's downtown law office, armed with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Officers said after the fatal shot, Br
andon drove to the home of Claiborne County administrator James Miller and fired shots into the house. Miller was not injured.
Miller said he was alone at home preparing for work when the first shot was fired about 7:50 a.m.
"At first, I thought it
was a utility transformer and I didn't pay much attention. But then the shots came in rapid succession and I said, 'Something is wrong and I got on the floor and crawled to the middle of the house."'
Miller said he did not see the shooter drive away but that several of his neighbors reported seeing the vehicle.
County Chancery Clerk Gloria Dotson said residents here were in shock.
"The board attorney didn't make it," Dotson said. "He was a really good guy."
State Insurance Commissioner George Dale said he had worked with Burrell during dealings with the county supervisors on fire protection issues and "he was extremely helpful and was very prof
essional in this office's dealing with him. This is just a tragedy."
