VICKSBURG, Miss. — Officers with the Vicksburg Police Department responded late Monday and found a 32-year-old man dead from apparent gunshot wounds, the department said in a release Tuesday.
The department said the shooting occurred at approximately 11:57 p.m. on Jan. 19 in the 1300 block of Bowmar Avenue. Officers located Jeremy Bailey, 32, who was deceased from apparent gunshot wounds, the release said. The case remains under investigation.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Vicksburg Police Department or to submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers operates as an independent tip line that allows community members to provide information without revealing their identity.
Violent incidents such as this draw significant community concern and investigators often rely on public leads to identify suspects and motives. The Vicksburg Police Department did not release further details about a suspect or a possible motive. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
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."
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