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CANTON — A Yazoo City mother and her 16-year-old son have been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man here last week that wounded his son.

A fight between neighbors has resulted in one dead and one critically injured. On Sunday night around 7:30 p.m., Canton police responded to a situation on Boyd Street where a verbal argument turned violent. According to WLBT, Chief Otha Brown said Derrick Mack, 46, and his son, Quindarius Mack, 25,...

CANTON — The body of a man with a gunshot wound who was dumped out of a vehicle here on Christmas Eve remains under investigation.

CANTON — Police here are looking for leads following a fatal shooting reported last week during a home invasion on North West Street, the authorities said.

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) – Canton Police Chief Otha Brown says his department has no leads so far as they investigate the shooting death of a Canton man. Officers received a call around 2:15 p.m. on Sunday about a body lying in the brush, off Jewel Williams and East Dinkins Streets. The victim was identified as Levor [...]

A Canton alderman struck a pedestrian near the historic Canton Square on Saturday night, Police Chief Otha Brown said. 

A Canton alderman accused of hitting a pedestrian over the weekend is expected to not face charges, according to police. The alderman, whose name has not yet been released at this time, was approaching a traffic light while traveling west on East Peace Street around 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. Canton...

CANTON- A juvenile has been arrested in connection with a vehicle theft reported at the beginning of the month, authorities say,

CANTON — A 13-year-old boy has been charged in the shooting death of another juvenile at a residence here earlier this month.

CANTON, Miss. (WJTV) - A 13-year-old has been arrested for allegedly killing a 15-year-old in Canton. Canton Police Chief Otha Brown said the shooting happened on Friday, October 6 around 6:00 p.m. on Frost Street. When police arrived at the scene, they found the victim, 15-year-old Larry Taylor, with one gunshot wound. The 13-year-old suspect, [...]