Jackson Jambalaya

Madison police issued the following press release:

It is with great regret and sadness that the Madison Police Department reports the death of one its officers. This morning at approximately 5:21 A.M. while on patrol a Madison Police Officer observed a vehicle parked at the end of a cul-de-sac on Cobblestone Court in Madison. Further investigation by the officer found a female lying on the ground near the driver’s side of the parked vehicle with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Medical assistance was summoned and a determination was made that the female was deceased. Further investigation revealed the deceased to be identified as off-duty Madison Police Officer Alecia N. Yount, age 35, of Madison. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was summoned and is leading the investigation into Officer Yount’s death. Officer Yount was a six year veteran of the Madison Police Department with 10 years of overall law enforcement experience. She was a graduate of the Mississippi University for Women. The Department asks for prayers and condolences for Officer Yount’s family and co-workers during this time of mourning. Grief counselors from the Mississippi L.E.A.P.S. program are currently meeting with the Department’s officers and staff. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.