Gulf Coast man wanted for killing someone with machete

Published 10:20 pm Monday, February 25, 2019

By Special Report

GULFPORT (AP) — Police on the Mississippi Gulf Coast are looking for a man they believed killed someone with a machete.

Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer tells local news outlets that 39-year-old Frederick Plummer of Gulfport was found dead in a wooded area near downtown Gulfport on Sunday.

Police say Plummer was found after an assault was reported. A murder warrant has been issued for 44-year-old Eli Martinez Medina, who police say killed Plummer with a machete.

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