A person of interest has been detained for questioning in the shooting deaths of three people in Artesia Tuesday afternoon, Lowndes County Sheriff Mike Arledge has confirmed.
Law enforcement officers are still on the scene of a mobile home park on Mobile Drive, where the three victims were killed.
The Dispatch will update this story with more details as they become available.
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