The Brandon Police Department issued the following statement.
On March 29th,
2019, at approximately 2306 hours, Brandon Police Department officers
responded to a call of an altercation in a remote and almost empty
parking lot across
the street from the Brandon Amphitheater. This was approximately 30
minutes after the concert was over and most concertgoers were already
gone.
Once
officers arrived in the area, they determined that a physical
altercation had taken place between two individuals who had been
drinking. The fight was over a car door being opened
and hitting the vehicle next to it. One of the individuals involved
retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and fired one shot into the ground.
Officers were nearby and responded within seconds and were able to
quickly disarm the one with the gun.
Two
white males were initially taken into custody, and transported to
Brandon Police Department, for further questioning. Upon further
investigation of the incident by detectives,
a white male identified as Gregory Williams was charged with
Discharging a Firearm Within the City Limits and Exhibiting Weapon.
Gregory Williams was transported to Rankin County Jail and was given a
$30,000.00 bond by the Brandon Municipal Court Judge. Investigation
into the incident is still ongoing and could result in further charges
and arrest.
28 comments:
The first third of the press release is trying to rationalize why this is no big deal.
But a couple of rednecks shooting at each other over a door ding is a big deal. Can you imagine if this was black on black in Jackson under the same circumstances?
The bond is higher than the bond would be in Hinds Co. for a triple murder.
White on white crime in Rankin county! Time to move to Scott County
Great observation 1:37. I noticed that too. Amazing isn’t it?
thugs. brandon is lost. time to move to morton
It's funny how as a generalization Rankin looks at Jackson crime as so distant and such a huge problem. Then when it happens in Rankin it's no big deal. Empty parking lot. He was drink. Fired into the ground. Nothing to see here.
Strange observation by 1:37 & 4:30. The damn CB radio speakers would blow out the handle if they reported all the shots fired in Jackson.
I blame country music. Always talking about guns and drinking and look what you get. 2 drunk idiots shooting it out in Stankin Rankin.
1:37, Yeah, but unlike Jackson, the redneck who got dinged actually owned the car.
With 3 people actually shot in Jackson it’s funny how some can blab about some drunk redneck shooting the ground. But that being said you stupid rednecksquit it. Can’t take y’all anywhere now the government will want to treat all of us like children and not allow it’s citizens to drink adult beverages at the concerts.
Considering the difference in population of Jackson and Brandon, I’d say Brandon had a bang up weekend. I’m surprised we don’t have more shoot outs in the Walmart parking lot in Pearl with all of the cart dings.
It's going to be a Long Hot Summer.
Well, so much for his old lady thinking his truck was sexy now that THIS happened!
I'm going to the Christian concert in April. Is everybody packin' in Rankin?
it’s just the perception of crime in brandon.
This is why we can't have nice things!
Why did they say "two white males"...? I mean that is unusual isn't it, that is to say if it was the other way around that would be an improper thing to note.?
Brandon is ruined.
Time to move to Canada
Gunfire. Investigation determines altercation. Brilliant.
How big could the "concert" be if it only took 30 minutes to empty the parking lot?
I suspect if it had happened in Jackson the shot would not have been fired into the ground.
perception of safety
I live in The Fondren and I'm ROFL. Own it, bitches.
If the firearm was not held sideways, the perp was a novice.
This seems to be a culture problem. Guns, cheap beer, trucks, and fighting over trashy women are so ingrained in their way of life that things will never change. That’s why you don’t see any leaders from the community speaking up - they know the country bumpkins are a lost cause.
It’s funny that the female that was assaulted wasn’t mentioned, or the off duty cop that was involved in the altercation.. brandon does a fine job of trying to cover thine arse.
Why did they build a venue that seats thousands of people and have only 200 parking places?
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