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Terry Gene Rutland

Case from Petal, MS dated Jul 23, 2021

Victim Details

Terry Gene Rutland

Male

White / Caucasian

Petal

MS

2021-07-23

46

Terry

Gene Rutland

07/26/2026

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In the summer of 2021, the community of Petal, Mississippi, was shaken by the violent death of one of its residents. On the morning of July 23rd, 46-year-old Terry Gene Rutland, a White/Caucasian male, was found with a fatal gunshot wound outside a home on Owens Lane in Forrest County. The call to emergency services came in at approximately 9:21 a.m., and though paramedics arrived swiftly to render aid, Rutland was pronounced dead at the scene.

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  • Hattiesburg American: Woman, 38, charged with murder following shooting in Forrest County
  • Woman charged with murder in Forrest County shooting - WDAM
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