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Triple Homicide Under Investigation

A triple homicide in Meridian, MS is still under investigation after now three men are dead and an infant is in the hospital. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon.

Around 3 PM on Tuesday afternoon, police were called to the scene at 20th Avenue and 17th street; upon arrival police found two males who were pronounced dead on the scene. A third male was also found wounded, whom was later airlifted to UMMC hospital in Jackson, MS. That male died late last night.



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Police are still searching for a suspect in the case and say that no motive has been established but they do believe that the shooting was targeted.


While at the scene we spoke with a neighbor who described what he heard during the incident.


“I was sitting out in my yard feeding my dogs, I heard a sound of door kick in or something”, stated the neighbor. “It sounded like something feel and all of sudden they just opened up. I heard a big gunshot then I heard a little gunshot”



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Along with the adult victims, an infant was shot but did not suffer life-threatening injuries. The child remains in the hospital at UMMC today.


Mayor Jimmie Smith spoke out about the incident saying that “enough is enough”.


“We have to dig our boots down and make sure that stuff is not happening”, said Smith. “We can’t stop everything. We have to tell the public that enough is enough and that’s where we are at. Our community deserves better.”


The three victims names were released today: Jacoby Jones (21), Kody Davidson Jr. (23), and Hunter Card (24)


The is a developing story.

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