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Families Rally in Jackson Asking State AG to Review Law-Enforcement Deaths
Families and advocates gathered outside the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office in Jackson to press for expanded oversight and transparency in alleged law-enforcement abuses. The protest focused on multiple cases raised by attendees, including a re
Hours-long South Jackson standoff ends with man in custody, four children safe
A prolonged hostage standoff in South Jackson concluded early Tuesday morning with one man taken into custody and four children unharmed. Jackson Police Department (JPD) officials say the incident began when a man entered a residence on Dianne Drive
Enhanced security planned at Mississippi State Fair in Jackson ahead of Oct. 8 opening
Organizers and state law enforcement leaders announced stepped-up security at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Hinds County, ahead of the fair’s Oct. 8 opening. The 167th fair is scheduled to run Oct. 8–18 at the fairgrounds in Jackson, and off
Two brothers sentenced after deadly December 2024 shooting outside Jackson gas station
Two brothers were sentenced to 25 years each after pleading guilty in the fatal shooting of a man outside a Jackson gas station. The incident occurred on Dec. 9, 2024, when investigators say gunfire erupted from a black Ford Flex at the Jubilee gas s
Fatal September shooting at Sunset Plaza apartment complex in Jackson under police investigation
A shooting at the Sunset Plaza apartment complex in Northwest Jackson left one person dead and another injured, according to law enforcement statements. The shooting occurred on September 6; the older victim, an 18-year-old male, died three weeks aft
Two fatal shootings reported in Jackson during evening of September 26, 2026
Jackson Police are investigating two separate fatal shootings that occurred in Jackson on the evening of September 26, 2026. The department reports the first incident happened just before 7:30 p.m. at a gas station in the Medgar Evers Boulevard, wher
Jackson police investigate fatal shooting in gas-station parking lot on Medgar Evers Boulevard
Jackson police are investigating a fatal shooting that left a woman dead in the parking lot of a gas station on Medgar Evers Boulevard. Officers say they responded to reports of an aggravated assault at approximately 7:22 p.m. on Sept. 26 and found a
Third person charged after body found on Road of Remembrance in Jackson
A body discovered behind a vacant home on the Road of Remembrance in Jackson on August 3, 2026, is at the center of an ongoing homicide investigation after the State Medical Examiner ruled the manner of death a homicide. Investigators say the body of
Third person charged in Jackson death investigation
A third person has been charged in the death of Tasia Fortune in Jackson. Jackson Police announced that Eric Clark, 45, was charged with murder after turning himself in, and he was expected to appear in Jackson Municipal Court on the next business da
Judge orders demolition of Chapel Ridge Apartments in Jackson after code violations ruling
A Jackson Environmental Court judge has ordered the Chapel Ridge Apartments in Jackson, Mississippi, to be demolished after finding the complex in a condemnable and unsanitary condition. Judge Jeffery Reynolds issued an 11-page order following a Sept