Gulfport man sentenced to 40 years for fatally shooting man in 2018 A Gulfport man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his involvement in fatally shooting a man in the head in 2018. (Source: Hancock County Detention Center) By WLOX Staff | December 18, 2020 at 5:31 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 6:09 PM
BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (WLOX) - A Gulfport man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for his involvement in fatally shooting a man in the head in 2018.
On Friday, 21-year-old Xavier Lamar Simmons pled guilty to manslaughter and armed robbery for the death of D’Ante Washington. He was sentenced to 40 years, with 20 years to serve in prison.