Jackson Police Department said it is investigating a homicide and an aggravated assault after shots were fired Tuesday night in the 300 block of N. Prentiss Street.
The department said a call came in at approximately 10:55 p.m. Witnesses told officers four Black men were standing in front of an apartment complex when a brown SUV, possibly a Yukon or Tahoe, traveling on Prentiss Street fired shots in their direction.
A 20-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering a gunshot wound, the department said. A 19-year-old Black man also was shot and was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, the post said.
The department said the death is the 35th homicide of the year. The Yukon and Tahoe are full-size sport utility vehicles commonly made by General Motors, the department added when describing the suspect vehicle.
The Jackson Police Department said the investigation is ongoing. This is a developing story and will be updated as more details emerge.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
