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Tupelo Police arrest man for pointing gun at people in parking lot of Toast Cocktail and Piano Bar

The Tupelo Police Department has arrested a 34-year-old man following a disturbance at the Toast Cocktail and Piano Bar. TPD reports that its officers responded to the bar at 205 East Troy Street for a disturbance involving a man with a gun around 11 p.m.

Witnesses informed authorities that the man was intoxicated and was refused entry into the business. As a result, the man caused a disturbance in the parking lot and eventually pointed a handgun at multiple people.

At the scene, officers located 34-year-old Michael Shumaker of Ecru and took him into custody. TPD confirms a firearm was found and seized. Shumaker was taken to the Lee County Jail where he was booked for Public Drunk, Disorderly Conduct, Resisting Arrest, and Disturbance in a Public Place.

 

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