Mississippi
Mississippi college student found shot to death on campus
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A suspect is in custody after the taking pictures dying of a Jackson State College pupil in Mississippi, the college’s president stated Friday.
The coed was discovered lifeless Friday morning inside a Dodge Charger in a campus parking zone. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart stated the coed was male.
Thomas Hudson, President of Jackson State College, confirmed the coed’s dying in an announcement Friday afternoon however declined to establish him “out of respect for the household and as a result of ongoing nature of (the) investigation.”
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I affirm the dying of a JSU pupil,” Hudson stated. “The lack of a teen is all the time a devastating circumstance for our campus group. Our ideas are with the household throughout this troublesome time.”
Hudson didn’t share any extra particulars concerning the investigation past saying {that a} “particular person of curiosity is in custody.”
In an announcement, Mississippi Bureau Investigation officers stated they had been investigating the incident as a murder with the Jackson State College Police. They stated there isn’t any additional menace to individuals on campus.
The taking pictures occurred on “Excessive College Day,” an occasion wherein potential college students tour the campus, WAPT-TV reported. As well as, the college is anticipating crowds to flock to the campus soccer stadium Saturday for the Southwestern Athletic Convention championship sport between Jackson State and Southern College.
Jackson State College is a public traditionally Black college in Mississippi’s capital metropolis.