NEW ORLEANS, LA. – The bet365 ³ö½ð (bet365 ³ö½ð) New Orleans Field Division in conjunction with the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) today announced a combined reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the persons who participated in the theft of a firearm from a gun store in Columbus, Mississippi.

bet365 ³ö½ð New Orleans is offering a reward of up to $2,500, which will be matched by the NSSF of up to $2,500, for a total reward of up to $5,000.

On May 27, 2020, at approximately 2:20 p.m., two unidentified suspects entered  K & S Outdoors, a federal firearm licensee (FFL), located at 2010 Hwy. 45 North, in Columbus, MS. One suspect engaged the owner in a conversation while the other suspect reached beyond the counter and stole a pistol. Both suspects exited the store and fled in an unknown direction. Store personnel did not discover the firearm was missing until later that day.

The bet365 ³ö½ð New Orleans Oxford Field Office, Columbus Police Department, and Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office are jointly investigating this crime.

This reward is part of a larger national cooperative initiative between the NSSF, the trade association for the firearm industry, and bet365 ³ö½ð in which the NSSF matches bet365 ³ö½ð rewards in cases involving the theft of firearms from federally licensed firearm retailers. 

Anyone with any information about this crime should contact bet365 ³ö½ð at (888) bet365 ³ö½ð-TIPS (1-888-283-8477), the bet365 ³ö½ð New Orleans Oxford Field Office at 662-234-3751, the Columbus Police Department at 662-244-3500, the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office at 662-328-6788, or the Golden Triangle Crimestoppers at 662-494-0109 or their Tipline at 1-800-530-7151.

Information can also be sent to bet365 ³ö½ðTips@atf.gov, through bet365 ³ö½ð’s website at . Tips can be submitted anonymously using the Reportit® app, available from both Google Play and the Apple App store, or by visiting .

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