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Friday, 19 April 2024

Hinds County deputies identify victim in deadly bar shooting

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Hinds County deputies identify victim in deadly bar shooting
Hinds County deputies identify victim in deadly bar shooting

The Hinds County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly overnight bar shooting.

Investigators say one man is dead and several others are injured after a shooting at M-Bar Sports Grill on Ridgewood Court Drive in Jackson.

SATURDAY.HINDS COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIESSAY A MANDIED AND THREE OTHERS WEREINJURED AT MBAR."CORTEZ SHELBY 41 YEARS OF AGEHABEEN SHOT ONCE IN THE NECK ANDHE SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIESTHERE AND WAS PRONOUNCEDDECEASED ON THE SCENE."POLICE SAY SHELBY WAS NOT ARMED."IT'S MY UNDERSTANDINGHE WAS AT THE LOCATION WITHSOMEONE ELSE.

HE'S FROM THEBOLTON MISSISSIPPI AREA."DEPUTIES SAY THE THREE OTHERVICTIMSWERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITHNOLIFE THREATENING INJURIES.OFFICIALS TELL ME 21 YEAR OLDJAVARIUS STEWART IS CHARGED WITHONE COUNT OFMURDER... AND 3 COUNTS OFAGGRAVATEDASSAULTHE SHOOTING HAPPENED AFTER ASMALL DISAGREEMENT."WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TOASCERTAIN IF THE DECEASEDINDIVIDUAL OR THE OTHERINDIVIDUALTHAT WERE WOUNDED WERE PART OFTHE ALTERCATION.

BUTFROM ALL INDICATIONS BASED ONSURVEILLANCE AND OTHERWITNESS INFORMATION WE DON'TBELIEVE THAT THEY ARE."INVESTIGATORS SAY AFTER SHOOTINGTHFATAL SHOT... STEWART CONTINUEDFIRING INTO ACROWD OF PEOPLE."WE DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANCONNECTION BETWEEN THE DECEASEDINDIVIDUAL ANDTHE SUSPECT NOR DO WE BELIEVETHERE'S ANY TYPE OF CONNECTIONBETWEEN THE VICTIM AND THE OTHERINDIVIDUALS THAT WERE SHOT."ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULDCONTACT CRIME STOPPERS OR THEHINDCOUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

INJACKSON SHALEEKA POWELL 16 WAPTNEWS INVESTIGATORS ARE STILLSEARCHING FORTHE SUSPECT.THEY SAY HE WAS WEARIN

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