Harry Gipson (70) was killed in an altercation with a Simpson County deputy. At the request of Simpson County, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued a statement stating that it was “investigating circumstances that led to an officers involved shooting”. Gipson and the officer were not identified in the release. Andy Gipson released the following statement: “My father died tragically after years of struggle with a brain injury. We ask for privacy and pray for the family.