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John Anthony Little

Gender : Male

Age : 54

Race : Black

Date : 06/10/2021

Location : 200 block Strangi Avenue

City : Biloxi

County : Harrison

State : Mississippi

Agency : Biloxi Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On June 10, 2021, around 5 p.m., John Anthony Little locked himself inside a home after allegedly shooting someone and kidnapping a woman. He was later seen by officers on Division Street with a pistol to his head. Little proceeded to his mother's nearby house and reportedly fired at the officers. After employing various unknown tactics, police forced entry into the home through a window at approximately 3:30 p.m. and discovered Little dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.magnoliastatelive.com/2021/06/11/after-more-than-20-hour-standoff-with-police-suspect-found-dead-in-mississippi-home/
https://www.picayuneitem.com/2021/06/biloxi-pd-works-incident-where-suspect-barricades-self-in-mothers-house-shoots-at-officers/
https://www.wxxv25.com/biloxi-police-confirm-shooting-suspect-found-dead-inside-home-after-24-hour-standoff/
https://www.wxxv25.com/police-in-standoff-with-shooting-suspect-in-biloxi-home/
https://www.wlox.com/2021/06/10/biloxi-police-confirm-shooting-suspect-found-dead-inside-home-after-hour-standoff/