The Mississippi Capitol Police does not equip officers with body cameras and has provided few details to the public or to the families of those who were injured or killed.
At the time, Lumumba, Jackson’s mayor, said that while he welcomed the state’s “commitment to greater collaboration and support,” Jackson needed more help combatting the causes of the crime spike. He’s, and on Friday he reiterated that policing is not the only solution to crime, saying investing in social services is also important.
It’s not clear how the growth of the Capitol Police has affected crime in Jackson. The number of murders, according to WLBT-TV, an NBC affiliate in Jackson, but the city still had one of the nation’s highest homicide rates. The Jackson Police Department does not publish current statistics on homicide and other crimes, and did not respond to requests for data. Tindell said the Department of Public Safety did not have data on crime within the Capitol Police’s patrol area.
She and her sister rushed to the north Jackson intersection and learned that Jaylen Lewis had been taken away in an ambulance. Two weeks after the shooting, Lewis’ family got his car back. There were three bullet holes in the windshield and two on the driver’s side, said Arkela Lewis, his mother.
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