Jackson Jambalaya

Jackson Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 3100 block of Terry Rd at the Sunshine Food Mart.  

An officer who had recently ended his shift was at the Popeye’s restaurant just down the street when he was told by the staff that an unknown black male was inside the location being very unruly and disrupting the business. 

The officer observed that the suspect had left and traveled just down the street to the Sunshine Food Mart.  The officer requested backup which arrived just as the suspect was exiting the store. The suspect could be heard verbally threatening to do harm to the officers.  The suspect then retrieved what appeared to be a silver handgun from his waistband and pointed the weapon at officers.  One officer discharged his weapon twice at the suspect before he fled on foot. 

One of the rounds fired by the officer appears to have missed the suspect and struck a vehicle that was traveling in the area.  The occupants of that vehicle were not injured. 

Moments of the incident were captured on store surveillance.  

The suspect was later identified as, 26-year-old, Reginald Harper. He is wanted for Attempted Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer and remains at large.  Whether or not the suspect sustained any injuries during the incident is unknown.