Who is Keith Hinton, Howard Industries shooter now arrested
On May 5, 2023, a shooting at Howard Industries sent shock waves through the small town of Howard, Mississippi. Dale Thornton, who was 57 years old, was shot, and the person who did it, Keith Hinton, ran away.
Hinton was able to get away from the police for a short time, but he was eventually caught at a house on Wire Road in Stone County near Perkinston.
Who is Keith Hinton Howard industries Mississippi shooter: Bio, age, motive
Details of Keith Hinton’s arrest and Dale Thornton’s shooting at Howard Industries
Dale Thornton is said to have been shot at Howard Industries by the attacker, Keith Hinton. Reports say that Hinton drove away in a white pickup truck with a Stone Co. licence plate. Also the pickup van had a Stone County licence tag.
One person was injured after 21-year-old Keith Hinton fired multiple shots at Howard Industries.
One person has been shot in Howard Industries' parking lot in Laurel.
LPD Chief Tommy Cox says the suspected shooter is Keith Hinton, who was able to flee the scene. Hinton was last seen driving a white pickup truck with a Stone Co. tag.
The condition of the victim is unknown. pic.twitter.com/OQgpKeOIPf
— FOX23 WHPM (@MyFOX23) May 5, 2023
The arrest of the individual was confirmed by both Police Chief Tommy Cox and Stone County Sheriff Mike Farmer. After the killing, Hinton was taken by ambulance to South Central Regional Medical Centre. From there, he was taken to Hattiesburg’s Forrest General Hospital.
The Phoenix Police Department is still looking into what Keith Hinton was thinking when he shot, so they don’t know why he did it yet. In the meantime, the police are asking people to be aware of their surroundings and to call them if they see anything strange. This is the latest in a long line of random deaths and mass killings in the United States.
Recent string of mass shootings and violence across the US
In Cleveland, Texas, a man with a gun recently killed five people in a fight with other people from the area. When the man’s neighbours asked him to stop shooting his gun in his yard, he went on a killing spree. After terrible things happened in Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, this happened.
Last month, there were at least ten people killed in six mass shootings in six states. At a Sweet 16 party in Dadeville, Alabama, there was a lot of violence, which showed how pointless it is when violence gets out of hand. At least 32 people were shot and at least four of them died.
A look into Howard Industries where the shooting took place
Howard Industries is a company that has been around since 1968. It is privately owned. They are experts at making liquid-filled distribution transformers for the utility and commercial/industrial markets.
The company also makes small and medium power transformers, network transformers, voltage regulators, junction casings, sectionalizing equipment, and transformer components. They also have a section for transportation that takes care of a fleet of 150 tractor-trailers. The event at Howard Industries has shocked the community. It’s not something that usually happens in this small, close-knit area.
Violence like this has left the country in shock, and many people want stricter gun control rules to stop more tragedies. It’s clear that something needs to be done about gun crime in the United States. The accident at Howard Industries is just the most recent example of how important it is to take action right away.
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