COJ Homicide Press Conference
Credit: WAPT
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WE ARE FOLLOWING THESEARCH FOR SUSPECTS ANDMOTIVES IN TWO HOMICIDESTHAT HAPPENED IN JACKSONTHIS WEEKEND.BOTH DEADLY SHOOTINGSTAKING PLACE WITHIN BLOCKSOF THE OTHER...THESE INCIDENTS ADD TO ARECORD HOMICIDE RATE OF20-20 WITH THE CITY'S 104THAND 105TH DEADLYSHOOTINGS.ONE CITY COUNCILMAN NOWWORKING WITH FEDERALOFFICIALS TO DISCUSS WAYSTO HELP REDUCE THE VIOLENCETODAY16 WAPT'S CECIL HANNIBALWAS AT THAT NEWSCONFERENCE, AND HE JOINS USLIVE WITH THE LATEST.CECIL.WE'VE SEEN 104HOMICIDES THIS YEAR IN THECITY OF JACKSON.LAST NIGHT THERE WERE TWODEADLY SHOOTINGS WITHIN AMILE OF EACH OF OTHERTHAT'S WHY COMMUNITYMEMBERS MET HERE TO DISCUSSWAYS TO STOP VIOLENT CRIME.NO ONE HAS AN EXACT ANSWERON HOW TO STOP VIOLENT CRIMEIN JACKSON.CITY COUNCILMAN KENNETHSTOKES BROUGHT SPEAKERSFROM J-P-D , HINDS COUNTYSHERIFFS DEPARTMENT, ANDUS ATTORNEY MIKE HURST.COUNCILMAN STOKES WANTSFEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TOWORK WITH JACKSON PD ANDHINDS COUNTY.HE ALSO WANTS TO ALLOCATEMORE FUNDING TO LAWENFORCEMENT.THEY ALL MET WITH PEOPLEONE ON ONE TO DISCUSS THEISSUE AND TRY TO FIND ASOLUTION.<"WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEKILLINGS TAKING PLACETHROUGHOUT JACKSON."