BELIEVE IT OR NOT, POLICE SAY TWO SUSPECTS ARE NOW IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYER IN BELZONI… AND OFFICIALS HAVE INSTITUTED A THIRTY-DAY COUNTYWIDE CURFEW.
On Friday, August 21, sixteen-year-old JaKamryn Price was shot and killed on Third Street in Belzoni, Mississippi.
The fatal shooting of the teenager sent shockwaves through the Mississippi community.
Price was an eleventh-grade junior attending classes at Humphreys County High School.
He was an athlete who played for the school’s football team.
On the field, Price lined up at defensive end.
He also played tight end for the school’s football program.
The Belzoni Police Department subsequently launched an investigation into the fatal shooting.
Investigators have since arrested two suspects in connection with Price’s death.
Police announced the arrests of two individuals identified as Jayden Holmes and Jaronski Watson.
Watson was apprehended first by authorities.
Police said Watson was taken into custody on Tuesday.
Then officers took Holmes into custody on Wednesday.
Authorities have not publicly released the age of Watson.
Authorities have not publicly released the age of Holmes.
The specific criminal charges against the two men were not listed in the initial announcement released by police.
Both Watson and Holmes remain suspects in the ongoing investigation.
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But investigators did release additional information concerning Watson’s alleged connection to the case.
According to police, Watson was driving the vehicle believed to have been involved in the fatal shooting of Price.
Officers subsequently stopped that vehicle.
Officers conducted a search of the stopped car.
Police said they recovered a firearm from inside the automobile.
Authorities have not publicly detailed what role investigators believe each suspect played in Price’s death.
Investigators have not publicly stated whether they have determined who fired the fatal shot that killed the teenager.
The killing of the sixteen-year-old prompted an unusually significant response throughout Humphreys County.
Following Price’s death, local officials instituted a mandatory curfew.
The curfew covers all of Humphreys County.
Officials ordered the countywide curfew to remain in effect for 30 days.
And the tragedy reached directly into the high school community where Price had played football.
Humphreys County High School had been scheduled to play a Friday home football game against Yazoo City High School.
The scheduled home contest was canceled following the fatal shooting.
Holmes remains a suspect in the Belzoni investigation.
Watson remains a suspect in the Belzoni investigation.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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