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Diamondhead lawmaker found with fatal gunshot wound

By: Magnolia Tribune - March 25, 2013

Diamondhead lawmaker found with fatal gunshot wound

State Rep. Jessica Upshaw, an attorney and a lawmaker for more than eight years, was dead from an apparent gunshot wound when authorities responded to a call from a Mendenhall home Sunday afternoon, legislators said.

The Republican from Diamondhead was 53. She was single and had a daughter and grandchild.

No charges have been filed. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is reviewing her death.

Sun Herald
3/24/13

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