A second suspect is in custody for the fatal shooting that took the life of a Jackson State student over the weekend.
According to a social media post from the university, Jamison Kelly, Jr. was arrested Friday for his role in the death of 21-year-old Jaylen Burns. Kelly is charged with accessory after the fact and is being transported to the Raymond Detention Center.
(1 of 3) This morning, members of the Jackson State University Department of Public Safety, the U.S. Marshall Task Force, and the Columbia Police Department arrested Jamison Kelly Jr. of Columbia, Miss., as a second suspect in the shooting of JSU student Jaylen Burns.
— Jackson State U. (@JacksonStateU) October 20, 2023
Earlier Friday morning, bond was denied for 19-year-old Joshua Brown, the other suspect, who is accused of shooting and killing Burns. Brown, who was a football player at JCJC, is being held at the Raymond Detention Center.
Burns was killed at the University Pointe Apartments in what was the second on-campus shooting of a violent weekend at Jackson State. The Chicago native was allegedly attempting to break up a fight when he was killed.
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