Category Archives: WJTV
Double homicide suspect hospitalized after being taken into custody
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County Sheriff's Office announced Harry Hylander was taken into custody overnight at hotel in Clinton with the assistance of Clinton and Byram police. Hylander w...
Jul 27, 2021
Olympic champ Biles out of team finals with apparent injury
TOKYO (AP) - Reigning Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles is out of the team finals after apparently suffering an injury during the vault. The 24-year-old U.S. star, considered to be the greatest...
Jul 27, 2021
Woman injured in shooting at Jackson apartment complex
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police responded to a shooting at Serenity At Jackson apartments on Hospital Drive Tuesday morning. According to investigators, a 20-year-old woman was grazed in the ar...
Jul 27, 2021
Report: Ex-officer set to take plea deal in woman’s killing
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A white former police officer in Mississippi will accept a life sentence in the 2019 shooting death of a Black woman with whom he was allegedly having a romantic relationship, a n...
Jul 27, 2021
12 News Investigates: Jackson Police and Public Records
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - WJTV 12 News has filed a complaint with the Mississippi Ethics Commission against the Jackson Police Department (JPD). At issue is our public records request for JPD's calls fo...
Jul 26, 2021
Mother and son found dead during welfare check in Terry
UPDATE: HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County deputies said the suspect, Harry Hylander, was taken into custody in connection to the double homicide. HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Hinds County depu...
Jul 26, 2021
Focused on Solutions: McComb police work to stop uptick in crime
MCCOMB, Miss. (WJTV) - Recently, McComb has been seeing an increase in gun violence. Police in the city said people should not be concerned about their safety or ability for the police to do their job...
Jul 26, 2021
Man, woman arrested after drug bust in Forrest County
FORREST COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - Forrest County deputies arrested a man and a woman on multiple felony charges on Monday, July 26, in connection to a drug bust. Investigators served a search warrant at ...
Jul 26, 2021
Mississippi Dept. of Public Safety requests relocation of Vicksburg Driver's License Office
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, representatives from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) asked the Warren County Board of Supervisors to relocate the Vicksburg Driver's License Off...
Jul 26, 2021
Mississippi woman considers getting COVID booster shot as cases surge
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - One Mississippi woman said she's considering the possibility of getting a COVID-19 booster shot as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the state due to the Delta variant. On...
Jul 26, 2021