Category Archives: WJTV
Suspect identified in murder of 10-year-old boy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Coahoma County Sheriff's Office released the name of the suspect they say is responsible for the shooting death of a 10-year-old boy in Friars Point, Miss. Sunday. Demetrice Hende...
Dec 30, 2023
Man killed in Smith County hunting accident
SMITH COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A man was killed during a hunting accident in Smith County, according to authorities. On Friday, December 29, deputies said they received a call about the accident at 5:30...
Dec 30, 2023
Man in stolen vehicle wanted for fleeing from Magee police
MAGEE, Miss. (WJTV) - Magee police are searching for a man who fled during a chase. On Friday, December 29, Magee police said they were notified that a stolen vehicle out of Hattiesburg could be in th...
Dec 30, 2023
Capitol police find body in trunk of vehicle near Wood Street
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Capitol police are investigating after a body was found in the trunk of a vehicle. On Friday, December 29, officers were working a traffic stop when a person flagged them down....
Dec 30, 2023
Ocean Springs teen killed in hunting accident
CARROLL COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Carroll County deputies said a 17-year-old from Ocean Springs was killed due to a hunting accident. On Friday, December 29, deputies and officers with the Mississippi De...
Dec 30, 2023
Pedestrian hit, killed by Hinds County deputy identified
HINDS COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - A Hinds County deputy hit and killed a pedestrian on Friday, December 29. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said the deputy was traveling north on Siwell Road just north of...
Dec 30, 2023
Man in custody for fatal West Ridgeway Street shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police said a man turned himself in to authorities after a fatal shooting on Thursday, December 28. Officer Sam Brown said Felix McClinton has turned himself in on Frid...
Dec 30, 2023
'Very high': Map shows just how many Mississippians are finishing 2023 feeling sick
(NEXSTAR) - Respiratory illness around the country spiked last week, just as families and friends gathered to celebrate the holidays. Tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sh...
Dec 30, 2023
Man wanted for fatal West Ridgeway Street shooting
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Jackson police are searching for a man wanted in connection to the shooting death of a man Thursday afternoon. Police are searching for 25-year-old Felix McClinton. He is wante...
Dec 29, 2023
Body of missing Jackson County man found in Alabama
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WJTV) - The body of a Jackson County man, who had been missing since Christmas Eve, was found in Alabama. Joseph Ladnier was reported missing by his wife after being last seen on ...
Dec 29, 2023