JPD investigates homicide at Battlefield Park

JPD investigates homicide at Battlefield Park

BY THE PLAYGROUND.CITY PARKS ARE NOT FULLY OPENBECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC INNORMAL TIMES KIDS MAY HAVE BEENON THIS PLAYGROUND HAVING FUNNEAR THE SPOT WHERE POLICE SAYSOMEONE FOUND A MAN’S BODYWEDNESDAY MORNING.IT’S THE THIRD DEADLY SHOOTINGIN JACKSON IN THE PAST THREEDAYS.IT IS RIDICULOUS DAY AFTER DAYIS THE CONSTANT THING DAY AFTERDAY.IT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN HAPPENANY TIME, YOU KNOW, AND DID YOUHAVE PEOPLE THAT IT JUST ENGAGEDIN ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIESACCORDING TO POLICE THE MANFOUND DEAD AND BATTLEFIELD PARKHAD BEEN SHOT SEVERAL TIMES AWOMAN WHO LIVES IN THENEIGHBORHOOD NEAR THE PARK TELLSUS SHE HEARD FOUR SHOTS AROUNDFOUR CLOCK IN THE MORNING.THE MAYOR SAYS A LOT OF THECRIME IN THE CITY IS DRIVEN BYCONFLICT BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO KNOWEACH OTHER STILL MANY PEOPLE SAYTHEY’RE ON ALERT BECAUSEVIOLENCE HAS BECOME ALL TOOCOMMON.NOT NECESSARILY SCARY, BUT I’MWATCHFUL YOU KNOW, I MEAN, ITHINK EVERYBODY SHOULD BE SAFE,YOU KNOWND THINGS HAPPENANYWHERE POLICE ARRESTED GERALDFULLER AND CHARGED HIM WITHMURDER AFTER A DEADLY TUESDAYMORNING APARTMENT SHOOTING ONWOODBINE STREET DETECTIVES ARESTILL SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECTWHO GUNNED DOWN?KAZIRI SMITH AT BLACK’S FOODMARKET MONDAY NIGHT WITNESSESTOLD OFFICERS THE WEST CAPITOLSTREET SHOOTING STEM FROM ANACCIDENT IN THE STORES PARKINGLOT WORKERS AT A NEARBY BUSINESSSAY THEY’RE NOT SURPRISED TOHEAR ABOUT THE SHOOTING ATBATTLEFIELD PARK.THEY SAY IT’S NOT UNCOMMON TOHEAR GUNFIRE HERE.ALL HOURS OF THE D