Maleah Bess

Death by Force

Maleah Bess, 24, a Black/African American woman, was shot and killed on July 31, 2025, in Jackson, Mississippi. Late that morning, police were called to the Westwood Apartments, where she worked, after reports that a man had barricaded himself in the leasing office. When officers arrived, they found Bess mortally wounded; the man inside, identified by police as her husband, 52-year-old Ron Christopher Allen, surrendered to a SWAT team after a brief standoff. First responders and the coroner were ...Read More

https://www.wlox.com: Husband kills wife at Jackson apartment complex; taken into custody after standoff

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