On Thursday, March 27, Capitol Police announced that 22-year-old Michael McLeod, a law enforcement officer, and 21-year-old Marquavius McLeod were arrested in connection to the shooting that happened during St. Patrick’s Day parade festivities.
The shooting happened on Saturday, March 22 on Lamar and Pearl Streets.
(Left: Marquarvius McLeod; Right: Michael McLeod)
The two have both been charged with one count of murder and six counts of aggravated assault. Additional arrests are anticipated.
Michael McLeod worked as a police officer with UMMC Police and Public Safety Department at the time of the shooting. He joined UMMC as a Behavioral Response Team Technician and then decided he wanted to be an officer.
He has since been terminated.
UMMC released a statement on the arrest of Michael McLeod:
Yesterday, Michael McLeod, who served as a police officer with UMMC Police and Public Safety Department for about a year, was terminated.
McLeod was arrested by Capitol Police Thursday as a part of the investigation of a March 22 shooting in downtown Jackson. He was not on duty at the time of the shooting and his UMMC-issued firearm was not used.
Before becoming an officer with UMMC Police, McLeod held another position with the department for about six months. Prior to UMMC employment, he cleared all regular background checks and has had no disciplinary actions against him or performance issues.
Our condolences go out to the victims and their families.
We continue to cooperate with Capitol Police in its investigation.
This remains an open and ongoing investigation.
Additional information may be provided to the public when available.
