From the City of Jackson Police & Fire Services:

On Saturday, June 15, 2024, at approximately 2:51 a.m., officers of the Jackson Police Department responded to the 600 block of Elizabeth Street for a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and located the victim down in the parking lot located at 651 Elizabeth Street. The victim sustained an apparent gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced deceased at the scene by medical personnel.

Early information indicates there was an altercation between the victim and a male suspect in the area. It appears the victim was running through the parking lot when he was fatally shot. The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Jackson man Sherrod Slayton.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact Detective Andrew Fugate at (517) 7698-8787 or may report information anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (855) 840-7867.

WKHM’s Luke Moorehead: