Two people stabbed within an hour early Sunday morning in Vicksburg

Published 9:16 am Sunday, September 26, 2021

Two people were stabbed early Sunday morning at a residence on Locust Street in Vicksburg, allegedly by the same suspect.

At approximately midnight Sunday, the Vicksburg Police Department received a call that a male victim had been stabbed in the chest once by Levon Pinkney.

One hour later, a second victim called 911 to report he, too, had been stabbed by Pinkney.

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When officers arrived at the home in the 1300 block of Locust Street, Pinkney, 32, had left the scene.

Pinkney is described as being a Black male with short hair and a mustache.

As of 9 a.m. Sunday, he had not been located and the condition of the victims had not been released.

This is a developing story.