Skip to content
NOWCAST 16 WAPT Saturday 8 AM
Live Now
Jackson, MS39269
78°
Fair
Chance of precipitation 2%
MORE
1 / 1
Advertisement

Man critically wounded in Jackson shooting

Capitol Police investigate Mitchell Avenue shooting

capitol police vehicle
16 WAPT
capitol police vehicle
SOURCE: 16 WAPT
WAPT logo
Updated: 10:32 AM CDT Jun 26, 2025
Editorial Standards
Advertisement
Man critically wounded in Jackson shooting

Capitol Police investigate Mitchell Avenue shooting

WAPT logo
Updated: 10:32 AM CDT Jun 26, 2025
Editorial Standards
A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Jackson.Capitol Police officers were called before 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, to a shooting on Mitchell Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to a hospital, where he is being treated for his wounds. The shooter or shooters are believed to have left the scene in a blue Honda Accord, according to Bailey C. Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.No arrests have been made. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Capitol Police at 601-359-3125.

A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Jackson.

Capitol Police officers were called before 10 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, to a shooting on Mitchell Avenue. When officers arrived, they found a man who was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Advertisement

The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to a hospital, where he is being treated for his wounds.

The shooter or shooters are believed to have left the scene in a blue Honda Accord, according to Bailey C. Martin, spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.

No arrests have been made. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Capitol Police at 601-359-3125.