One person was found dead at Jackson State University (JSU), the Hinds County coroner was seen loading a body into her SUV from the trunk of a car located in the campus parking lot, reportedly belonging to a young male was shot dead, the coroner later revealed.
WLBT Correspondent CJ LeMaster tweeted a photo of the scene as it unfolded Friday afternoon, noting that “we don’t know the cause/method of death at this time”.
The image shows a JSU parking area fenced off with yellow police tape, with the coroner’s truck clearly visible.
The body of a male reported to be shot dead in the trunk of a car was found on the JSU campus
A parent of a JSU student tweeted also about the incident, saying that “her daughter just called (her) and said they found a boy’s body in the trunk of another boy’s car on her college campus.” .”
The parent went on to say that a student was arrested, but there was no confirmation of that as of Friday afternoon. The victim has also not been identified and it is unclear if the victim was a student at JSU.
NEWS: A person was found dead on the JSU campus, according to what we are seeing here. Hinds Co investigator. just loaded a body onto her SUV from a fenced area of the parking lot.
Very important: We do not know the cause/way of death at this time. #wlbt pic.twitter.com/maK0aPFxm6
– CJ LeMaster (@CJLeMaster) December 2, 2022
“My daughter just called me and said they found a boy’s body in the trunk of another boy on her college campus. The car was parked in front of her dorm. A young man was arrested, but the students did not have any information. This is at JSU.
Meanwhile, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Jackson State University Campus Enforcement are investigating the death as a campus homicide.
Coroner confirms victim was male, as JSU officials emailed students notice of investigation
Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart confirmed the victim was a male, according to WLBT.
School police were called to the scene around 8:30 a.m., in a parking lot between Dixon Hall and Campbell College Suites
School police sent a warning email to the students Friday morning, saying, “There is an ongoing investigation on campus and officials are on the scene at the Tiger World parking lot. . There are no active threats and the campus remains open.”
My daughter just called me and said they found a boy’s body in the trunk of another boy on her college campus. The car was parked in front of her dorm. A young man was arrested, but the students did not have any information. This is at JSU.
– Aphrodite (@BombshellCole) December 2, 2022
The JSU president arrived at the scene early Friday morning to speak with campus police, no further details available.
JSU President Thomas K. Hudson was also at the scene early Friday to speak to police on campus, the newspaper reported.
There are no further details on what happened at this time.
Since then, the Shade Room has reached out to JSU officials for comment.
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