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Melvin Edwards

Case from Jackson, MS dated Jun 13, 2026

Victim Details

Melvin Edwards

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

2026-06-13

32

Melvin

Edwards

07/12/2026

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Melvin Edwards, a 32-year-old male, died on June 13, 2026, after a shooting at an apartment complex in Jackson, Mississippi. Police were called around 5 p.m. to the 200 block of Rebel Woods Drive, at Pine Ridge Gardens Apartments, after receiving a report of a homicide. When officers arrived, they found Edwards suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said the violence appeared to have started inside an apartment at the complex. Edwards' body ...
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  • https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/shooting-at-pine-ridge-gardens-apartments-leaves-one-dead/
  • Darkhorse Press: Jackson police arrest man in connection with fatal Rebel Woods Drive shooting - Darkhorse Press

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