Man injured after deputy-involved shooting at Kroger in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A man is injured after a deputy-involved shooting at a Kroger in Jackson.

According to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, the incident occurred in the parking lot at the Kroger located off Interstate 55 North Friday night. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations responded to the scene as well and says it happened around 8 p.m.

Upon approaching the vehicle with the subject involved, MBI says the deputy saw what appeared to be a weapon and discharged his weapon striking the subject.

Sheriff Jones says a 68-year-old man was shot by the Hinds County deputy and taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center by an AMR ambulance after he allegedly assaulted a woman.

He says the woman received minor injuries and the 68-year-old is believed to be in stable condition. MBI says the deputy did not receive “any serious physical injuries.”

Jones says that the weapon that the man had has been recovered.

MBI is investigating the shooting.

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