In a tragic turn of events on an early Saturday morning in October 2020, a family argument in a Jackson, Mississippi home culminated in the death of 59-year-old Mary Harper. The woman was shot and died shortly after the altercation.
Responding to the incident, Jackson police officers arrived at the residence to find a somber scene. The victim's son, Darrell Harper, was present at the home and was subsequently arrested by the authorities.
He was later charged with the murder of his mother. The death of Mary Harper marked the 98th homicide in the city of Jackson for that year. An obituary for Mary Ann Harper, born in 1961, lists her children, including a son named Darriel Harper. She was a graduate of Lanier High School and had worked for Jackson Public Schools as a safety officer and as a dedicated officer at the Henley Young Detention Center.
