MBI investigating fatal line of duty shooting in West Point
WEST POINT — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into a fatal line of duty shooting late Sunday night involving the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. According to MBI, the shooting happened around 10:24 p.m. near the intersection of Plainfield Road and Daniels Circle in West Point. Deputies were responding to a report of a […]
Suspect Arrested in Reservoir Road-Rage Shooting Following Multi-Agency Search
MADISON — A suspect was arrested Monday afternoon in Madison by the Madison Police Department and the Reservoir Police Department in connection with an alleged road-rage shooting that occurred Sunday night near the intersection of Spillway Road and Old Fannin Road. Reservoir Police Chief Carlos Dipuma said the man was identified as Walter Ainsworth. Ainsworth […]
Lives at stake: FEMA grant expands free smoke alarm program
JACKSON — The Mississippi Insurance Department Fire Services Division has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to continue its statewide Free Smoke Alarm Installation Program. The funding will provide approximately 40,000 long-life, 10-year lithium battery smoke alarms to be installed in homes across Mississippi – at no cost to residents. […]
Jackson Police: Man fatally shot after forcing his way into Wooddell Drive home
JACKSON — A man who police say broke into a Jackson home and attacked a resident has died after being shot multiple times during the confrontation. Jackson police said officers responded around 12:51 p.m. Monday to the 1200 block of Wooddell Drive for a report of an aggravated assault. When they arrived, they found 27-year-old […]