Gulfport Police are honoring Eddie Shed, a deacon and head of security at Empowerment Ministries Christian Center. Officials said Shed died from gunshot wounds after he intervened in an argument ...

A Mississippi church deacon is being hailed as a "hero" after he died while protecting others in a shooting during an Easter egg hunt.

Eddie Shed, a Mississippi church deacon, was fatally shot protecting others from a dispute that erupted into gunfire at an Easter egg hunt.