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Jackson Police still needs assistance from the public with identifying the individual(s) responsible for the murder of, Shadrick Simmons.

Simmons was a 39 year-old black male, found fatally shot inside his vehicle near the intersection of Eisenhower Street and Wainwright Avenue, in early December of last year.

All prior leads have since been exhausted by investigators and we are asking anyone with information about his death to call us directly, or to contact Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS(8477).

If the information you provide to Crime Stoppers leads to an arrest, you are eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2500. Remember, we only want your information…not your name.

This investigation is ongoing.

Roderick Holmes | Sergeant

JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Major Investigations – Robbery/Homicide

Public Information Officer

Hazardous Devices Technician

Cell: 601-213-6638

Office: 601-960-2293

Email: rholmes@jacksonms.gov

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.