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The incident happened on King Ranch Drive just after 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police are investigating two separate shootings that injured three men. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said the first shooting happened around 4:00 p.m. on Monday, May 27 on Harrington Drive off of King Ranch Road. Two men, believed to be in their 20s, were shot multiple times while playing pool [...]

Canton police are working to figure out if two separate shootings that happened on Memorial Day are connected.

CANTON – A man accused of murdering his wife last month remains in custody after he was denied bond during his initial appearance in Canton Municipal Court last week.

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Bond has been denied for a Canton man accused of killing his wife in January 2024. The Madison County Journal reported Myles Johnson made his initial appearance in Canton Municipal Court last week. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said the department received a call just before 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January [...]

A Canton man accused of shooting and killing his wife will remain behind bars. Bond has been denied for 52-year-old Myles Johnson who is being held in the Madison County Detention Center for murder, first reported by the Madison County Journal. According to Canton Police Chief Otha Brown, Johnson notified...

Woman shot once in the back, police say

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - Canton police arrested man who allegedly killed his wife and reported the crime the following day. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said the department received a call just before 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30 from 53-year-old Myles Johnson. Brown said Johnson reported that his wife, 53-year-old Kristie Johnson, had been [...]

Mississippi authorities said the woman, 53, had been shot in the back.

CANTON — No motive has been established after two Jackson men were arrested in connection with a fatal shooting here last month.