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Anthony Finch Longino

Case from Jackson, MS dated Jan 13, 2019

Victim Details

Anthony Finch Longino

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

2019-01-13

62

Anthony

Finch Longino

07/18/2026

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On a Sunday morning in January 2019, Pastor Anthony Finch Longino, a 62-year-old male, arrived at New Bethany Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, to prepare for the day's services. As he was unlocking the church doors, he was confronted by multiple individuals with the intent to rob him. In the course of the robbery, Pastor Longino was shot and killed. His body was discovered just outside the entrance to the church. The assailants fled the scene, stealing the pastor's 2018 Dodge R ...
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  • The Clarion Ledger: 2nd man charged in Jackson pastor's slaying
  • WWL: Man killed in Central Business District Shooting
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