In a quiet home on 19th Street in Gulfport, Mississippi, a grim discovery was made on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Responding to a call about a shooting, Gulfport police officers arrived at the residence located west of downtown near the local Seabee base. After receiving no response from inside, they made the decision to force entry.
Inside the home, they found the bodies of two individuals, both of whom had sustained apparent gunshot wounds.
The deceased were identified as 44-year-old Augusta “Gussie” Brooks and 51-year-old Gerald Smith, both residents of Gulfport. The Harrison County Coroner declared both individuals dead at the scene.
In the immediate aftermath, the Gulfport Police Department launched an investigation into the deaths. Authorities announced that autopsies would be conducted to determine the official cause and manner of death for both Brooks and Smith. At the time, law enforcement appealed to the public for any information regarding the incident. However, details regarding the circumstances leading to the deaths, the relationship between Brooks and Smith, or the findings of the autopsies have not been publicly released. There have been no subsequent announcements regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in connection with the case.
