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 Arrest Teen in Connection with Sunday's Double Shooting in Parkway East Apartments

Jackson police have arrested a 17-year-old Jackson male in connection with Sunday's double shooting in Parkway East Apartments that left a teen dead and another man critically injured.

Investigators developed the case and determined that the 17-year-old male shot and killed Shomari Peterson Jr., 17, and a 21-year-old man. Investigators obtained a delinquent juvenile petition charging the 17-year-old male with first-degree murder of Peterson and attempted first-degree murder of the man.

The Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force, which is comprised of Jackson police investigators and deputy marshals, developed a location on the teen and took him into custody at 8:30 p.m. tonight in Jackson.

The teen will be held at the Madison County Juvenile Detention Center pending a detention hearing in Madison County Juvenile Court.

The District Attorney has indicated that his office will file a motion to have the teen tried as an adult.

At approximately 5:07 p.m. Sunday, police were called about two people shot outside Parkway East Apartments at 33 Carver Avenue. Peterson 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.

Investigators continue to seek a second person of interest in connection with the shootings. Thorough search measures are underway to find this person.

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”.