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Jackson State University students were told to "shelter in place" after a man with an assault rifle was reportedly seen near the College of Liberal Arts. The suspect has not been found, and Jackson Police are still searching for the individual.
Jackson Police have identified Devaun Johnson, 23, as the man killed in a shooting while sitting inside a vehicle on Ellis Avenue near Highway 80. A woman was also shot and is in critical condition. Authorities are urging anyone with information to contact the Jackson Police Department or CrimeStoppers.
Three people were injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Jackson, Mississippi. The incident occurred in the restaurant's parking lot and is believed to have stemmed from an altercation. The victims were taken to the hospital by private vehicle, and their condition is currently unknown. Jackson Police are investigating the incident.
Marrio Moore, a Black man killed by Jackson police, was buried without his family's knowledge, similar to another victim, Dexter Wade. Moore's family only found out about his death through an NBC News investigation, months after he was bludgeoned to death and left unclaimed in the morgue. On the same day, inmates buried Moore's remains in a pauper's field. The police failed to notify the family, despite finding identification in Moore's pockets. Moore's family is demanding answers and justice, highlighting the disregard for their rights and the lack of police accountability.
Four years after a Jackson Police officer was convicted of manslaughter for the beating death of her brother, Bettersten Wade learned that another JPD officer had struck and killed her son, Dexter Wade, in an SUV and that the county had buried him in an unmarked grave. Dexter Wade had been missing for nearly six months before the department informed his mother of his fate. The Jackson Police Department did not notify the family until August 2023, and they buried Dexter Wade in a pauper's field. Bettersten Wade is now raising money to exhume his body and give him a proper resting place.
Bodycam footage has been released of the encounter between Jackson police and Keith Murriel, a Black man who died in custody on New Year’s Eve. The three officers involved in the arrest were indicted by a grand jury on May 12, with two charged with second-degree murder and one charged with manslaughter. The video shows Murriel being repeatedly tased and cuffed, with attorneys alleging he was tased “over 80 times” during the course of his arrest.
A woman was killed in a domestic shooting in Jackson, and the suspect, who suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound, was found at nearby Grove Park. The incident is under investigation by the Jackson police.
A man was shot multiple times and killed in the Swan Lake Subdivision in Jackson, Mississippi. Witnesses reported hearing yelling and about five shots before a man and a woman in a gray car, with the woman wearing red shorts, fled the scene. Jackson police are investigating the deadly shooting and searching for the suspects.