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Man Shot By Deputy At Greenville Casino

Authorities are investigating the death of an Arkansas man who was fatally shot by a deputy near a Mississippi Delta casino. Washington County Deputy Coroner Charles Bell says 31-year-old Joshua Worth of Junction City, Arkansas, died around 2 a.m. Tuesday at Harlow's Casino in Greenville.

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Capt. Johnny Poulos says Worth was shot by a Washington County sheriff's deputy. It's unclear what sparked the shooting.

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