Police rounded up four suspects accused in a drive-by shooting that left a 6-year-old boy dead and four others wounded as they played basketball in a McComb park on Sunday.
Malik Reed, 17, Bryan Cameron, 18, Yajari Jackson, 19, and Bryceon Thompson, 18, all face charges of capital murder and four counts of aggravated assault manifesting extreme indifference to human life.
They remained in the Pike County jail with no bond set on Monday morning. Police Chief Garland Ward said they had yet to appear before a judge.
“We arrested them all early this morning,” Ward said, adding that Jackson surrendered while the others were arrested at their homes.
The chief said he brought in a second shift to follow leads with detectives, insisting none of them would leave work until they had suspects in custody.
“With the help of the citizens of McComb, we were able to identify suspects and at that point we picked them up,” Ward said, adding that police had the last of the four in custody by 4 a.m.
The shooting occurred just before 5 p.m. at Central Park when assailants opened fire from a black Dodge Charger that was headed east on Minnesota Avenue near the park’s basketball courts and playground.
The 6-year-old, whose name hasn’t been released, died at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. A 12-year-old who was wounded in the shooting was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center and was in critical condition.
The other victims were 23, 18 and 17, Ward said, adding that one of them was in critical condition and the other two had wounds that weren’t life-threatening.
Ward said police found evidence of at least two guns being involved in the shooting, but he didn’t specify what caliber weapon was used.
And there’s some evidence that someone was shooting back at the car, Ward said, noting that the car had some bullet holes, as did some houses across the street. Police intend to file the same charges against anyone who was shooting back from the park, Ward said.
