Mississippi
Mississippi man dead following police shooting
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — A 25-year-old Mississippi man has died after a taking pictures involving a particular police unit.
Jaylen Lewis was shot throughout an encounter Sunday night time with officers of Mississippi’s Capitol Police pressure. The Capitol Police is a unit of the Mississippi Division of Public Security, the state company that oversees legislation enforcement.
In a information launch, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation mentioned it’s investigating the incident and can share its findings with the Legal professional Normal’s Workplace.
At a neighborhood assembly Tuesday night relating to Jackson’s water disaster and different points, pastor Dwayne Pickett mentioned Lewis was shut buddies with one in every of his sons. Pickett mentioned he spoke to an officer who was on the scene of the taking pictures. He additionally mentioned he spoke to a person who was within the automotive with Lewis.
Pickett mentioned he was informed Lewis was shot within the head by the windshield of a automotive. The pastor, who mentioned he’s supportive of cops, referred to the Capitol Police as a “cowboy kind group of fellows” that have been employed from a neighboring county.
“A few of the officers have been rejected from different locations,” Pickett mentioned. “It’s a vigilante group. And there’s open season on our folks.”
The Capitol Police Division grew to become an entity of the Mississippi Division of Public Security in 2021. “The objective right here is to create a safer capital metropolis,” Sean Tindell, Public Security Commissioner, mentioned on the time. The pressure initially patrolled areas round state authorities buildings. It has expanded its patrol to another neighborhoods close to downtown Jackson.
In September, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation mentioned it was investigating what was the fourth taking pictures involving the Capitol Police in Jackson since July 1, the Clarion Ledger reported. The company informed the newspaper that not one of the shootings had resulted in deaths.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is a division of the Division of Public Security.
On the neighborhood assembly Tuesday, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba mentioned he wasn’t accustomed to the info of the case. He echoed Pickett’s criticism of the pressure.
“At the very least a few officers that didn’t have stellar reputations inside (the Jackson Police Division), and greater than seemingly wouldn’t be welcomed again to JPD, are actually on a pressure which has the flexibility to patrol your streets,” Lumumba mentioned.
A spokesperson for the Division of Public Security didn’t instantly reply to questions on Sunday’s taking pictures or the Capitol Police.
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Michael Goldberg is a corps member for the Related Press/Report for America Statehouse Information Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit nationwide service program that locations journalists in native newsrooms to report on undercovered points. Comply with him on Twitter at twitter.com/mikergoldberg.