Two Homicides and One Man Injured

(July 27, 2014) Jackson TN – Two Homicides and One Man Injured

At approximately 1:26 p.m. Sunday, police were called about a shooting on
the 2000 block of North Royal Street. A 20-year-old Jackson man was shot
outside a duplex. The man was transported to Jackson-Madison County
General Hospital and pronounced dead.

At around 5:07 p.m. Sunday, police were called about two people
shot outside at the apartment complex at 33 Carver Avenue. A 21-year-old
man and 17-year-old male teen, both of Jackson, were struck.

The 17-year-old died from his injuries. The 21-year-old man remains at
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in critical but stable condition.
The victims’ names will be released once next-of-kin notifications are made.

At this time, no known connection exists between the two shootings.
Police are pursuing leads in an attempt to identify suspects in both
shootings incidents.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jackson Police
Department’s Major Crimes Bureau at 731-425-8676 or Crime Stoppers at
731-424-8477 (TIPS).