UPDATE -Gaming Agent Dies In Accidental Shooting

TUNICA, Miss. (AP) – An enforcement officer for the Mississippi Gaming Commission has died in an accidental shooting Wednesday at the agency’s office in Tunica County, according to the agency’s director.

Allen Godfrey, the commission’s executive director in Jackson, says there was an accidental discharge of a gun about 9 a.m. and the officer was pronounced dead at the scene. Godfrey earlier said incident occurred during a training exercise.

Godfrey says the investigation is ongoing.

The officer’s name has not been released.

Commission enforcement officers monitor casinos to ensure they are following state laws.

The Gaming Commission has district offices in Tunica, Vicksburg and Biloxi. The headquarters is in Jackson.

Godfrey says the agency has 66 enforcement officers statewide.