A homicide took place at Jackson State University. Multiple law enforcement agencies as well as the Hinds County Coroner are on the scene. More information will be posted when it becomes available.
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Update (3:05 PM): MBI issued the following statement:
The Mississippi Bureau Investigation and Jackson State University Police are working together to investigate the recent homicide on JSU campus. At this time, there is no further threat to those on campus.
MBI is currently assessing this critical incident and gathering evidence. Upon completing their investigation, agents will share their findings with the local District Attorney’s Office.
This is an open and ongoing investigation; no further comment will be made by MBI at this time.
JSU President Dr. Thomas Hudson issued the following statement as well:
JSU family, it is with a heavy heart that I confirm the death of a JSU student. The loss of a young person is always a devastating circumstance for our campus community. Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time.
Law enforcement towed a Dodge Challenger away from the scene. A person of interest is in custody.
Update (11:00 PM): Sources say two dorm students at JSU got into a fight this morning. A student killed the other student and placed the body in the trunk of his car. A football player thought something didn't seem right and called police. Police intercepted the suspect trying to leave campus. A reader spelled all this out in a comment but JJ was unable to verify it for a few hours.
Randall Smith of New Orleans was arrested. The victim was Flynn Brown of New Jersey.
14 comments:
Wow! No place is safe in Jackson.
I love the information provided by the authorities...
"We have confirmed that a dead body was found in the parking lot. But there is no current threat to students."
This will certainly help keep Coach Prime here as well as recruit new students.
No one nor place is immune to these types of occurrences.
How can it possibly be said that 'there is no threat to students'? How asinine.
One more reason to justify Deion's leaving for Florida. Down there he won't have to worry with homicides in the neighborhood.
Besides avoiding killings and carjackings on campus and at games, Florida will also pay the folks making his program work (i.e. bus drivers, stadium workers.)
The news mentioned also that today at JSU is "High School College Day" and that there are dozens and dozens of yellow buses on campus with a bunch of HS kids visiting. That's some timing there.
"Person of interest is in custody." WTF? If he is in custody, he is a SUSPECT, not a "person of interest!"
just another day in Chokwe's paradise...
My bet is Deion (& his son) bags are packed and after the game Saturday they're headed South to Florida.
No water crisis.
Crime nowhere near Jackson's.
It's time to take the next step up & out of Jackustan.
nowadays even murder is not a shock on our campuses?! coach prime has raised our city while contending with water crisis--the team left campus the night before their first game to stay at the sheraton/refuge before flying to FL. JSU students went home during our boil water fiasco because no ac in dorms, no water for cleaning / drinking, not to mention the garbage fiasco. perhaps this chaos adds to violence from our teens and college students?
This really shows people what is important. They care more about some coach leaving the school than they did about a kid being killed. No wonder the crimes is so high in Jackson.
....."A football player thought something didn't seem right and called police."......
Well, looks like the coach might have instilled some sense of morality and decency. Credit is given where credit is due.
It used to amaze me to see repeated comments to these Jackson crimes like, "This happens in all cities" as if the residents are justifying and making peace with this heinous lifestyle.
As 10:21 said, people's priorities are so screwed.
The majority is just ok with this, since "it happens ever where".
Intelligent people know that is not true of course, but it is just sad that they lie and self-sooth into acceptance rather than taking the hard steps to fix the problems.
Someone posted that there has been a second murder on JSU campus. If true, where's that 'update'?
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