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Two Jackson teens charged with two counts of attempted murder can be tried as adults for a July shooting in the Allenton Heights public housing complex.
Following a transfer hearing today in Madison County Juvenile Court, Judge Christy Little ruled that there was probable cause that 17-year-old Jonquarius Cunningham and 18-year-old Randy Taylor committed the crimes. Cunningham was 16 and Taylor was 17 at the time of the shooting.
Judge Little further ruled that Cunningham and Taylor could be transferred to adult court, and she ordered them both held with no bond.
Cunningham and Taylor were transported from juvenile court to the Madison County Jail.
The case will now be presented to the Madison County grand jury.
Around 8:30 a.m. July 21, police received a shots fired call in the area of Conger St. and Allen Ave. Officers arrived and found the then 16-year-old boy lying on the shoulder of the roadway on Allen Ave. He had been struck multiple times by
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gunshots. The victim was transported to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and was later airlifted to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis.
The investigation revealed that the teen victim and a 22-year-old man were walking together through Allenton Heights. As they walked past a group of males sitting outside, Cunningham and Taylor both shot at the victims.
The teen was struck multiple times and the man was grazed on the hand by a bullet.
Jackson police arrested Cunningham on July 25 and Taylor on Sept. 25.
