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JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was shot and killed. The shooting happened in the 2600 block of Cliffwood Drive on Sunday, April 7. Detective Tommie Brown said the victim was identified as 40-year-old Lloyd Ashley. He said detectives have identified a person of interest in the case. Anyone with [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A former Simpson County Justice Court Deputy Clerk has been arrested for embezzlement and for alteration of records. State Auditor Shad White said Effie Ramsey allegedly embezzled funds collected from fines and pocketing the money for herself. She was served with a $1,348.05 demand letter at the time of her arrest. [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The woman accused of opening fire at a birthday party in Jackson appeared in court on Monday, April 8. Zykia Winford, 19, was given a $400,000 bond. The shooting happened on Easter (March 31) at Mary C. Jones Park. According to Jackson police, Winford got into a fight with one of [...]

BRANDON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Rankin County NAACP hosted a town hall meeting on Saturday, calling for the resignation of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey. This comes as five former deputies and a former Richland police officer are scheduled to be sentenced on state charges on April 10 at 9:00 a.m. at the Rankin County [...]

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Mississippi man is now in jail after deputies say he was involved in the death of an infant in Lafayette County last month. Matthew Brown is charged with capital murder. On March 22, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Office responded to a call regarding an unresponsive infant boy on County Road 520. [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade called for people to put the guns down after three people were killed in Jackson on Thursday, April 4. “From about 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., we had three homicides in the City of Jackson. That is problematic because it impacts every single person in this [...]

INDIANOLA, Miss. -- While a 12-year-old boy is recovering from being shot by a police officer, his mother is fighting to keep custody of him and his sister. Last year, Aderrien Murry was shot by a police officer responding to a domestic dispute at the family's home. While Murry's mother, Nakala Murry, has worked to [...]

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson State University's (JSU) Sonic Boom of the South welcomed the Tournament of Roses president to campus on Friday, April 5. The marching band has won many awards, competed in many competitions, and recently performed in front of millions during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show. One thing the Sonic Boom [...]

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Hattiesburg police announced a third person has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of a 15-year-old girl. Police said 17-year-old Bryan "Lil 6" Brown, of Columbia, was arrested with assistance from Lamar County deputies and the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force. Brown has been charged with first degree murder. He [...]