JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Jackson police are searching for the suspects who shot an 11-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl on Bienville Drive on Tuesday, July 12.
Neighbors said they heard between two to five gunshots. Police said the two victims were playing basketball in front of their home when the drive-by shooting happened.
A nine-year-old neighbor said he often plays with the 11-year-old boy who was injured in the shooting.
“I heard two different guns. I was in my room on my phone,” the nine-year-old said.
“I was inside doing my homework, then I heard four or five. Then I saw a white car flew past my house so fast, and that was something serious. I said, ‘Something must be going on.’ And then I heard the boy down there say, ‘Get out the way, move,’ and stuff. That’s what I heard,” said Jonarius Taylor, who lives in the area.
Police said the suspects’ vehicle, a white Honda Accord, was later found abandoned at Wood Village Apartments.
Anyone with information about the shooting can contact the Jackson Police Department (JPD) or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS(8477).