In the early hours of a Saturday morning in mid-May 2021, the quiet of the Broome community in George County, Mississippi, was shattered by a report of a man with a gun. When George County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the residence on Turner Whittington Road, they discovered the body of 31-year-old Kristopher Kyle Kittell of Lucedale. He had been fatally shot.
The George County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into the shooting death of the male victim.
At the time of his death, Kittell was facing charges of domestic violence and aggravated assault in neighboring Jackson County. He had been released from jail on a $250,000 bond in March of that year, but the bond was revoked for undisclosed reasons just days before his death. He died before he could be taken back into custody.
In the days following the discovery of Kittell's body, the George County Sheriff, Keith Havard, announced that the investigation was active and ongoing. However, no specific details about the circumstances surrounding the shooting were released to the public. Authorities did not name any suspects or report any arrests in connection with the homicide. Law enforcement encouraged anyone with information regarding the shooting to contact the George County Sheriff's Office or Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers. The case remains an open investigation, leaving questions about the events that led to Kristopher Kyle Kittell's untimely death unanswered.
