Category Archives: WJTV
Body of missing Lexington woman found in Flowood
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - The body of a missing Lexington woman was located in Flowood on Monday, August 14. Leaders with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office said a City of Flowood employee locate...
Aug 15, 2023
Attorney calls for Rankin County sheriff's resignation after 6 plead guilty
RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Civil rights leaders called one measure of justice "historic" after six former Rankin County officers pled guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men in a r...
Aug 15, 2023
Leaders approve renaming JPD headquarters after Vance
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - During the Jackson City Council meeting on Tuesday, leaders had a lot to go over. Several contracts for municipal services were considered and approved, and leaders discussed w...
Aug 15, 2023
Natchez man accused of filming inside Walmart restrooms
NATCHEZ, Miss. (WJTV) - A Natchez man was arrested for allegedly filming inside the restrooms of multiple Walmart locations in Mississippi and Louisiana. According to the Concordia Parish Sheriff...
Aug 15, 2023
Four wanted for shooting at Northpark Mall
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WJTV) - Four suspects are wanted in connection to a shooting that happened at Northpark Mall in Ridgeland this weekend. The shooting happened on Saturday, August 12 just after 4:00 p...
Aug 15, 2023
Trial begins for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driver
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) - Attorneys made brief opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off...
Aug 15, 2023
Body found with gunshot wounds in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Hinds County coroner said a body was found in Jackson Tuesday morning. The body, initially thought to have been a hit-and-run victim, was located on Forest Avenue and Hilda...
Aug 15, 2023
Man killed in shooting on Segura Avenue in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Authorities are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Jackson. The shooting happened on Segura Avenue on Tuesday, August 15. Pregnant woman killed in Laurel shooting...
Aug 15, 2023
Pregnant woman killed in Laurel shooting, baby survives
LAUREL, Miss. (WHLT) - An 18-year-old man was arrested after a pregnant woman was shot and killed. Laurel police said the shooting happened in the 1300 block of North 2nd Avenue on August 14, 2023. Wh...
Aug 15, 2023
Woman, two children escape from Jackson house fire
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A woman and two children managed to escape from a fire that happened at a Jackson home. The fire happened on Boozier Drive on Tuesday, August 15. Man arrested for two Jackson h...
Aug 15, 2023