{"id":383945,"date":"2026-07-02T18:43:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/383945\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T18:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T18:43:17","slug":"update-long-beach-police-identify-murder-suspect-search-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/383945\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Long Beach Police identify murder suspect, search underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 The Long Beach Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officers responded to the 1800 block of Allen Road around 4:40 a.m. following reports of gunfire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"First responders on the scene of a shooting in Long Beach.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783017796_858_WFVR4R6ZENCZTHXX2HVVHSKFZU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>First responders on the scene of a shooting in Long Beach.(WLOX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police Chief Billy Seal said a man was found dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer identified the victim as 38-year-old Neville Conner of Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"38-year-old Hollis Wayne Russ\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WWS2YXMNJFDS3KIMQV6F27FFEM.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>38-year-old Hollis Wayne Russ(Long Beach Police Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Long Beach Police named 38-year-old Hollis Wayne Russ as a murder suspect and issued a warrant for his arrest. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Officials said Russ was last seen at a home in Moss Point. Officials also confirmed that a police presence near Colleen Street in Moss Point is connected to the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Officers in Moss Point on Thursday morning.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1783017797_194_CXT7KXPXNFASDCOQ7XQTUJE7DQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Officers in Moss Point on Thursday morning.(WLOX)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Russ is considered armed and dangerous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts or the shooting is urged to call the Long Beach Police Department at 228-865-1981 or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-877-787-5898.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammar error in this story? 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