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Sunday, 24 November 2024

Man gunned down at traffic light

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Man gunned down at traffic light
Man gunned down at traffic light
Man gunned down at a traffic light at Beasley Road in Jackson

GORDON REPORTS - A MAN WASGUNNED DOWN WHILE STOPPEDAT A TRAFFIC LIGHT.

SHOTS WERE FIRED INTO THEVICTIM'S RED TOYOTA AFTERPOLICE BELIEVE A FIGHTBROKE OUT OVER A WOMANBETWEEN HIM AND THE TWOSUSPECTS.THESE SUSPECTS SHOT M HIDEAD AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ATTHE INTERSECTION OFBEASLEY ROAD AND STATESTREET AROUND 3:30 FRIDAYAFTERNN.OO(DERIC HEARN // JACKSONPOLICE DEPARTMENT DEPUTYCHIEF)"WE RECOVERED MULTIPLEROUNDS OF SPLIT CASES ONSCENE.

I'M NOT GOING TO Y SAAS MANY AS WE RECOVERED, BUTWE DID RECOVER MULPLE TIROUNDS OF SPLIT CASES ONSCENE."HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF'SDEPUTIES WERE THE FIRSAT TTHE SCENE AND JACKSONPOLICE RESPONDED SHORTLYAFTER.THE VICTIM WAS ALREADY DEADWH PENOLICE ARRIVED.THEY TELL US THE VICTIM WASFIRED AT WITH AN ASSLT AUSTYLE A...R 15 RIFLE.(MARSHAND CRISLER // HINDSCOUNTY INTERIM SHERIFF)"THESE WEAPONS HAVE NOBUSINESS IN URBANENVIRONMENTS.

MOSTOFFICERS DON'T EVEN HAVETHESE TYPES OF WEAPO.

NSTHESE WEAPONS ARE USUALLYWAR TYPE WEAPONS."NOW THE SEARCH BEGINS FORTHE MEN.POLICE BELIEVE THE TWO TO BEDRIVING A SMALL GOLDEN SUV.AND OFFICIALS ARE HOPING TORESTORE COMFORT FOR THEIRCITIZENS TONIGHT AS THEYPURSUE LEADS.(DERIC HEARN // JACKSONPOLICE DEPARTMENDET PUTYCHIEF)"IT'S DEVASTATING TO HAVEJUST ANY SHOOTING HERE INJACKSON OR IN YOURCOMMUNITIES.

YOU KNOW, WEWANT THIS TO BE A SAFE CITY,BUT YOU OW

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