Police: Dispute over missing television leads to drive-by shooting at Mississippi intersection

Published 6:20 am Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Police say that a dispute over a missing television appears to have led to a drive-by shooting in Mississippi’s capital city.

Jackson police report that Reanna Shelton, 20, and Sedrica Robinson, 19, were shot while waiting at a red light at the corner of Capitol Street and O’Ferrell Avenue.

The two women reported to police that a man began shooting after he and a woman passenger pulled up beside them in a gold Chevy Impala.

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Shelton was struck in her right hand and Robinson was struck in her left arm. The two drove themselves to the hospital where they were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

According to the police,  Shelton said the shooting was because of a dispute about a missing television.

Police say warrants will be issued for two counts of aggravated assault and for drive-by shooting.