Jackson police on 7-month-old kidnapped, two murder victims fatally shot in 72 hours
Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade provided updates during a Monday press conference at the Jackson Police Department headquarters on three recent crime incidents, one involving the kidnapping of a 7-month-old child and others, including two homicides in the city of Jackson.
On Saturday, July 6, Jackson police began searching for a 7-month-old girl who was kidnapped while she was in a vehicle that was stolen from the 500 block of Beasley Road.
Wade said the child was left in the vehicle that was running outside of a Shell Gas station on Beasley Road near I-55 north. The vehicle was then taken from the specified location.
According to Wade, the unidentified suspect abandoned the vehicle at Brent's Drugs in the Fondren neighborhood. Wade said he assumes that the perpetrator either realized that a child was on the back seat or the perpetrator made it "to his destination."
Wade provided identification of a suspect alleged to be involved saying, "the suspect in this case appears to be an older white male or a light-skin older Black male."
Wade said the 7-month-old white, female child was located in the abandoned vehicle and unharmed. She was transported to a local hospital as a precautionary measure.
Wade said the police department is in communication with the district attorney's office to determine if any charges will be pursued against the child's mother.
"Please do not leave your children and vehicles unattended," Wade said. "Please don't leave your vehicle running unattended, with small children in the vehicle or anyone in the vehicle. You can replace that car, but you cannot replace that baby."
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Who died Sunday, July 7, outside of a Jackson nightclub?
Willie Luckett, 47, died after being shot at approximately 4:40 a.m. Sunday outside of Club Twilight in the 3000 block of Livingston Road in Jackson.
According to Wade, Luckett had been shot and transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he later died.
Wade said police have a person of interest, but no details on the suspect had been released at the time of the Monday press conference. Wade said the police is asking for help from the community in this case.
"We are very interested in your information, and we want to bring justice to Mr. Willie Luckett's family," Wade said.
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is asked to contact the Jackson Police Department at 601-960-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-8477.
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Who have police arrested for robbing, killing 60-year-old Jackson security guard?
Wade told the Clarion Ledger and other media outlets three teenagers have been arrested after they allegedly robbed and killed a security guard identified as 60-year-old Roy Love.
Police identified the teenagers as 17-year-old Trent Wooten, 17-year-old Zaylon Norton and 16-year-old Kadaris Cohen.
Wade said the incident occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. Monday at the M&M Food Mart in the 500 block of Cooper Road.
According to Wade, Love asked the three teens to leave the location shortly before they attacked Love. Wade said the teenagers stole Love’s weapon and shot Love with a weapon already in their possession.
Wade told reporters surveillance video captured the "terrifying" attack.
"It was a robbery," Wade said. "Based on the information we got, they were trying to steal the security guard's gun, and they succeeded. They got it. And they took his life in the process. Unbelievable."
The three teenagers were later arrested, and each were charged with capital murder.
Wade said the three teens were denied bond.
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Wade stated Monday's homicide is JPD's 63rd homicide of the year with 79% of those cases solved.
Wade said JPD investigated 67 murders around this time last year.
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Jackson MS 7-month-old taken, security guard killed, nightclub death
