Full Notification

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: July 28, 2014
BY: Chief Gill Kendrick

Point of Contact: Capt. Tyreece Miller 731-425-8676 [email protected]

Police Identify Sunday Homicide Victims; Investigators Have Developed Persons of Interest in Ongoing Investigation

Jackson police are releasing the names of the two homicide victims in Sunday's shootings, and investigators have developed persons of interest who are believed to have knowledge about the shootings.

At approximately 1:26 p.m. Sunday, police were called about a shooting on the 2000 block of North Royal Street. Justin Williams, 20, of Jackson, was shot outside a residence. Williams was transported to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and pronounced dead.

At approximately 5:07 p.m. Sunday, police were called about two people shot outside Parkway East Apartments at 33 Carver Avenue. Shomari Peterson, Jr., 17, and a 21-year-old man, both of Jackson, were struck. Peterson died from his injuries.

The 21-year-old man remains at Jackson General Hospital in stable condition. Police are not identifying the 21-year-old man for safety concerns.

Police have made progress in the cases. The shootings appear to be isolated with no known connection between them.

Investigators have developed two persons of interest for the North Royal shooting and two other persons of interest for the Parkway East shootings. There is no known connection between the two sets of people.

Investigators believe these four people have vital information about both shootings. Police are not identifying any of the persons of interest at this time, but thorough search measures are underway to find them.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jackson Police Department's Major Crimes Bureau at 731-425-8676 or Crime Stoppers at 731-424-8477 (TIPS). Submit a cyber tip at jmcrimestoppers.org and click on “web tips”.