Category Archives: WJTV
Hattiesburg man accused of pouring hot grease on girlfriend
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - A Hattiesburg man is behind bars after he allegedly threw hot grease on his significant other on Wednesday, February 15. Officials with the Hattiesburg Police Department (H...
Feb 16, 2023
Jury to hear roadside shooting testimony in Murdaugh murder trial
COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) - The state is expected to rest its case Thursday in the Alex Murdaugh double-murder trial. Murdaugh is accused of killing his wife Margaret and youngest son Paul&nbs...
Feb 16, 2023
Feds open civil rights probe after deputies shoot Black man
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it is investigating possible civil rights violations by a Mississippi sheriff's department after a drug raid last month left a Black ma...
Feb 16, 2023
Two dead after Black Hawk helicopter crash near Huntsville
MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) - A Black Hawk helicopter with the Tennessee National Guard crashed in Madison County near Highway 53 and Burwell Road on Wednesday afternoon. Don Webster with HEMSI confir...
Feb 15, 2023
Vicksburg mayor considers extending current curfew
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - The City of Vicksburg's current 30-day curfew could be extended in the coming weeks. Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs said there have been no reported violations of the curfew, ...
Feb 15, 2023
Man killed in stabbing on Briarwood Drive in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. on Briarwood Drive on Wednesday, February 15. Man shot, killed inside ...
Feb 15, 2023
MBI not yet releasing body camera video in death of Keith Murriel
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Department of Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell said the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) will not release the body camera video in the death of Keit...
Feb 15, 2023
Police shooting left Mississippi man hospitalized for weeks
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi authorities said Wednesday they're investigating sheriff's deputies involved in the shooting of a Black man who was hospitalized for nearly three weeks after being wo...
Feb 15, 2023
Man shot, killed inside vehicle on Taylor Street
UPDATE: JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police said a man was shot and killed in the area of West and Taylor Street on Wednesday, February 15. Authorities said they responded to the area after receivi...
Feb 15, 2023
Commissioner Tindell recuses himself from Jaylen Lewis case
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell announced that he has recused himself from the Jaylen Lewis case. Authorities said Lewis was shot and killed during an offic...
Feb 15, 2023