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Jason Simmons

Gender : Male

Age : 40

Race : White

Date : 06/11/2025

Location : Turan Road and Highway 67

City : Saucier

County : Harrison

State : Mississippi

Agency : Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, Mississippi Bureau of Investigation

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during SWAT standoff

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 06/11/2025, deputies arrived at a property near Turan Road and Highway 67 in Saucier, Mississippi, to serve a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation for 40-year-old Jason Simmons. According to law enforcement, Simmons allegedly fired a gun at arriving officers and then barricaded himself inside a shed on the property. A SWAT standoff lasting about four hours followed, during which negotiators attempted to make contact. Around 10:30 p.m., Simmons reportedly opened fire again, and officers returned fire, killing him at the scene. Family members stated that Simmons suffered from delusions and had recently been experiencing a mental health crisis.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/2025/06/12/update-man-dead-after-barricading-himself-shed-during-standoff-with-law-enforcement-saucier/
https://www.wlox.com/2025/06/13/saucier-man-killed-swat-standoff-suffered-delusions-family-says/
https://www.sunherald.com/news/local/crime/article308464860.html
https://www.supertalk.fm/man-killed-during-police-standoff-in-harrison-county/
https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/suspect-killed-in-shooting-involving-harrison-county-swat-team/