BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — A Mississippi deputy killed in a shooting rampage had worked in Christian ministry before going into law enforcement and liked doing puppet shows to deliver uplifting messages to children.

William Durr, 36, was responding to a domestic-violence call late Saturday when he was shot to death in Brookhaven, a south Mississippi city surrounded by pine trees and rolling green pastures.

He was one of eight people killed in a shooting rampage at three different homes, an outbreak of violence that has shaken the county of 34,500 residents.

Investigators said Willie Corey Godbolt, 35, will be charged with one count of capital murder and seven counts of first degree murder. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said the charges could change as the investigation continues.

Authorities on Monday said that Godbolt was related to or acquainted with all of the victims except Durr.

Godbolt remained hospitalized in good condition for a gunshot wound Monday in Jackson, and could make a court appearance Tuesday in Brookhaven. It wasn’t clear who shot him.

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