Dog finds human arm, more body parts found next day, JPD says
The discovery of a human arm led to the search over the weekend for the rest of the body.Someone called police Saturday to report that a dog had found what appeared to be an arm, according to authorities. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the victim’s arm was recovered on Middle Street. The rest of the body, except the head, was found Sunday, Grisham-Stewart said.Deputy Chief Deric Hearn said in a release Monday that the decapitated body, which was missing the arm, was found in an abandoned house in the woods in the 4000 block of Terry Road. The coroner said the victim appears to be a white man. Grisham-Stewart said Jackson police are in the preliminary stage of the investigation. Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was asked the investigation during a Monday briefing.”My reaction is one of disgust. It’s one of concern,” Lumumba said. “The way I deal with concern is to ask questions and push forward to how we can bring justice.”Hearn said the case is the city’s 117th homicide of the year. Anyone with information is asked to call Jackson police at 601-960-1278 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.
JACKSON, Miss. —
The discovery of a human arm led to the search over the weekend for the rest of the body.
Someone called police Saturday to report that a dog had found what appeared to be an arm, according to authorities. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the victim’s arm was recovered on Middle Street. The rest of the body, except the head, was found Sunday, Grisham-Stewart said.
Deputy Chief Deric Hearn said in a release Monday that the decapitated body, which was missing the arm, was found in an abandoned house in the woods in the 4000 block of Terry Road.
The coroner said the victim appears to be a white man.
Grisham-Stewart said Jackson police are in the preliminary stage of the investigation.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was asked the investigation during a Monday briefing.
“My reaction is one of disgust. It’s one of concern,” Lumumba said. “The way I deal with concern is to ask questions and push forward to how we can bring justice.”
Hearn said the case is the city’s 117th homicide of the year. Anyone with information is asked to call Jackson police at 601-960-1278 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS.
