JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Additional witnesses took the stand on Thursday, June 13 in the trial of the man accused of killing two people near the Hal’s St. Paddy’s Parade in March 2023.

Kam Owens was a friends of 27-year-old Joshua Spann, one of the two victims allegedly killed by Jordan Cummins. Owens said he knew Cummins’ girlfriend, Jenny Lukens, through mutual friends.

Owens testified that he was driving down Jefferson Street on his way to the parade when he noticed an altercation happening in a gold Malibu in a nearby parking lot. He claimed to see Cummins striking Lukens in the face.

Owens said he got out of his car, went over to the Malibu and punched Cummins. He said Cummins then reached behind the seat of the car, pulled out a gun and began firing.

Spann and Jubilee Simpkins, 23, died in the shooting.

Cummins was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, as well as one count of contraband.

Cummins’ lawyer, Bill Kellum, argued this is a case of self-defense and that there was no evidence that Cummins beat Lukens before the double homicide.

Lukens was arrested on Friday, June 23, 2023, in connection to the shooting. She was indicted by a Hinds County Grand Jury for hindering prosecution for her alleged role in the double homicide.