JPD confirms incident on 3rd floor of headquarters

JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -
Jackson police officer Colendula Green confirms an “incident” has occurred on the third floor of the Jackson Police Department headquarters in downtown Jackson. Crime scene tape is also surrounding the building.

There are multiple reports of a shooting in the building, but Green said she couldn’t comment on those reports.

Dozens of Jackson police officers surrounded the building just before 6 p.m. Officers have since been seen crying and consoling each other, according to our reporters on scene.

Dozens of officers and emergency officials with a stretcher were seen going into the building. An empty stretcher was later seen leaving the building.