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Jackson police investigate fatal shooting

Therese Apel
The Clarion-Ledger

A homicide is investigated on E. Woodcrest Drive in Jackson, Miss.

Jackson police were investigating a fatal shooting in south Jackson on Thursday.

Several strips of police tape separated the cul-de-sac on East Woodcrest Street from the rest of the neighborhood as police tried to piece together what happened to Kendale Tarvin. Tarvin, 27, was shot dead at the scene Thursday morning, according to JPD. The victim was struck multiple times.

JPD spokesman Cmdr. Tyree Jones said Tarvin appeared to have been driving on East Woodcrest in a vehicle when several shots were fired at the vehicle and he got out and ran.

But police don't know why the shooter or shooters began firing. Jones said two suspects are being sought, one of which was seen wearing a black shirt and red shorts.

"At some point the shooter was on foot," Jones said. "I can't tell you exactly where the shooting originated, but I can tell you he was on foot at some point."

At houses up and down the street, people stood on their porches or sat in their yards, trying to make sense of the tragedy. None of them wanted to talk to reporters about what they might have seen, if anything.

"At this particular time we're in the preliminary stages of the investigation," Jones said. "We don't have a motive right now."

Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart said she is holding off on releasing details of the shooting until police have spoken with the family.

Police are canvassing the area in order to identify witnesses who may have seen something. He said police are asking anyone with information to come forward.

"Anyone who saw anything or might have any knowledge, please give us the chance to follow up on that information," Jones said.

Police don't have a reason to believe that the victim or the shooter are related to the home where the shooting took place.

It's unclear what caliber of weapon or weapons were used in the shooting.

This is Jackson's fifteenth homicide for 2017.



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