Bonds set in Irene St. shooting; third person sought

Published 5:43 pm Saturday, February 8, 2020

By Tim Reeves

Two have been charged and police are looking for a third person in the Saturday evening shooting of a man on Irene Street.

Bond was set at $400,000 for Kenan Kenneth Jackson, 17, 201 Alfred Drive, who is charged with aggravated assault in the shooting, at an initial appearance Monday in Vicksburg Municipal Court.

A second person, Carissa Leshae Branch 22, 128 Alfred Drive, is charged with being an accessory after the fact to the shooting for helping Jackson elude police. Her bond was set at $250,000 during an appearance in Municipal Court. Police are looking for a third suspect in the shooting, Dontre Smith, 19.

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According to Capt. Mike Bryant with the Vicksburg Police Department, a man was shot around 5 p.m. and transported to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. The victim’s condition was unknown.

 

About Tim Reeves

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

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