The mother of a 25-year-old Black man who was shot to death by Mississippi Capitol Police last year is telling state lawmakers that she strongly opposes giving the state-run police department wider territory to patrol inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.
by Mississippi Capitol Police last year told some state lawmakers Monday that she strongly opposes giving the state-run law enforcement agency wider territory to patrol inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson.She said her son, Jaylen Lewis, was followed by a white officer in an unmarked car Sept. 25, and the officer shot him in the head during a traffic stop.
Jackson Police Department patrols the entire city. Capitol Police currently patrols in and near downtown, where state government buildings are located. The sponsor of the bill, Republican Rep. Trey Lamar is from Senatobia, a rural town more than 170 miles north of Jackson. He has said it’s aimed at making Mississippi’s capital safer and at reducing a backlog in the judicial system.About 83% of Jackson residents are Black. The city is in Hinds County, with an overall population that's about 74% Black.
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