4 dead after Mississippi hostage standoff, shooting

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CLINTON, Miss. — Authorities say four people are dead and a suspect is in custody after a domestic dispute in Mississippi led to a fatal hostage standoff.

Clinton city spokesman Mark Jones says the incident began about 2:30 a.m. Saturday inside a Clinton home and lasted for about 12 hours.

Jones says four people were killed but did not provide any other details about the deaths in the Jackson suburb.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says the suspect has been taken into custody. Clinton Police Chief Ford Hayman says two small children who had been inside were released before the hostage situation came to an end.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/4-dead-after-mississippi-hostage-standoff-shooting/ar-BBTGFhu?li=BBnbfcL

Mississippi is number three in the gun violence rankings in the US, and does not require a permit to purchase a firearm. https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/death-by-gun-top-20-states-with-highest-rates/19/

It has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt, that states and localities with lax gun regulations have the most gun violence. Another observation is that many of these high gun violence areas just happen to be in the South.