Incident

3-14-2015 Mississippi Clarksdale 1-2

Location

March 14, 2015

Incident Address
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Myrtle Messenger
  • Age: 66
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Female
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Dantrell Jackson
  • Age: 19
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Name: Cornell Gray Jr
  • Age: 20
  • Age Group: Adult 18+
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

woman shot and killed when she opened her door; GSW to the neck; victim not believed to have been the intended target;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: 357 Mag

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 11
State House District: 26