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Man shot, killed at Jackson gas station
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed at a gas station. The shooting happened just after 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 20 at the Texaco on Medgar Evers Boulevard. Detective Tommie Brown said the victim was identified as Jacobi Austin. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. […]
Convenience store in Jackson burglarized
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A convenience store in Jackson was allegedly burglarized early Monday morning. The burglary appeared to have happened at the Discount Tabacco Beer and More on the Robinson Road extension. WLBT was at the scene. It appeared that the person(s) got in through the side of the...
‘Star chamber’: Joint motion seeks to seal Tim Herrington’s capital murder case
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A joint effort to seal filings in the case against a former Ole Miss student accused of slaying Jimmie “Jay” Lee is very unusual, a legal expert told Mississippi Today. The petition states that due to “significant” media coverage, the only way Sheldon Timothy...
‘We were shocked’: Mississippi nurse dies after being hit by vehicle
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The death of a registered nurse in Mississippi came as a shock to her loved ones. Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) said 41-year-old Marcie Errington, of Crystal Springs, died after she was hit by a vehicle near Sunset Grill in Rankin County. Those who worked with Errington at […]
Jackson police investigate shootings that left 3 dead, at least 4 injured over the weekend
A Jackson Police official confirmed to the Clarion Ledger that authorities are investigating two shootings that left three people dead and four others injured over the weekend. Public Information Officer Tommie Brown said a Sunday shooting at a Shell gas station in the 2800 block of McDowell Road left two people dead and four others injured. ...
One injured in stabbing at Jackson bus station
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – One person was injured after being stabbed at Union Station in Jackson. The stabbing happened around 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 22 at the bus station on Capitol Street. When Capitol police arrived at the location, officials said they located the victim. The victim was transported to the University Mississippi Medical […]
‘I’ve never said such’: Lumumba refutes claim he’s opposed to ordinance requiring security at gas stations
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is firing back, a day after a city councilman accused him of not backing an ordinance requiring crime-prone businesses to have security. “That’s not true,” he said. “I’ve never said such. I’ve never held that opinion.”
Man arrested for drive-by shooting in Madison
On July 19, 2024, through an extensive investigation, The Madison Police Department made an arrest in regards to the shooting into an occupied dwelling that occurred in the Northbay Subdivision on July 11, 2024. Roman Cortez Hines, age 38, of Jackson, MS was taken into custody without incident where he will be charged with Drive By Shooting and Shooting Into An Occupied Dwelling.
Utica gas station burns down after fire breaks out
UTICA, Miss. — The Utica Fire Department is investigating after a gas station in the rural Hinds County area burned down. According to Jordan Lyons, the Utica volunteer assistant fire chief, firefighters got the call shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday to the Pit Stop gas station on East Main Street.
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