Smith County, MS: 3 Shot To Death In Smith County

Sheriff Investigates What Is Believed To Be Murder-Suicide

POSTED: 4:14 pm CST November 9, 2011
UPDATED: 4:20 pm CST November 9, 2011


SMITH COUNTY, Miss. -- The Smith County Sheriff's Department was at the scene Wednesday of what investigators believe to be a murder-suicide.
John Kalahar, of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, said three family members were found shot to death at a home on Highway 35 South. Kalahar said the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Sheriff's Department in the case.
Those killed have been identified as Oree Thorton, his wife, Ethel Thorton, and son Anthony Thorton, Kalahar said.