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Family pleased as jury convicts Jackson man in 2021 double killing
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (142+ words) A Hinds County jury returned a guilty verdict for a man on trial in connection with a 2021 shooting at a Jackson gas station that killed two men. Christopher Barber, 30, was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and second-degree murder in the…...
Fire crews respond ovenright to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (113+ words) Fire crews respond to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson WAPT Search location by ZIP code Fire crews respond ovenright to apartment fire on Belvedere Drive in Jackson Firefighters responded to another blaze at a Belvedere apartment complex On…...
Apartment fire under investigation on Houston Avenue
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (86+ words) WAPT The Jackson Fire Department is investigating an apartment fire that broke out Thursday evening on Houston Avenue. Fire crews responded to 621 Houston Ave. at 7:28 p.m. and arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the structure, officials said. Firefighters extinguished…...
Two injured in shooting at Woodridge Apartments on Raymond Road
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (77+ words) Police are still looking for the suspects. Two people were injured in a shooting at the Woodridge Apartments on Raymond Road, authorities said. Jackson police responded to reports of gunfire at the apartment complex. Investigators said two victims were shot…...
Multiple people shot at Jackson apartment complex, police say
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (209+ words) Police search for armed suspects after deadly gunfire at The Grove Apartments on Woodway Drive A deadly shooting at a north Jackson apartment complex left one person dead and another injured Thursday night, prompting a search for multiple armed suspects....
Jackson fire fighters battle apartment complex fire
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (108+ words) Fire fighters arrived to heavy fire and smoke coming from the complex. firefighters responded Friday evening to an apartment fire at a North Jackson complex, according to the Jackson Fire Department. Crews were dispatched around 6 p.m. to The Pines at Manhattan,…...