VICKSBURG, Miss. — Officers with the Vicksburg Police Department responded at approximately 11:16 p.m. Feb. 11 to an E-911 call reporting a male suffering a gunshot wound along Highway 61 South near Demby Drive, the department said.
Officers located the man, identified by police as Jaylon Walker of Hermanville, inside a vehicle. Walker was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said.
The Vicksburg Police Department said it is conducting a thorough investigation to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident and that investigators are committed to gathering all available facts and ensuring a complete review. The department said community safety remains a top priority.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at (601) 355-8477 (TIPS) or reach out directly to the Vicksburg Police Department. Additional information will be shared with the public as it becomes available. 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."
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