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Demetress Kelly

Case from Jackson, MS dated Feb 26, 2018

Victim Details

Demetress Kelly

Female

Black / African American

Jackson

MS

2018-02-26

34

Demetress

Kelly

07/28/2026

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In the early hours of February 26, 2018, the life of Demetress Kelly, a 34-year-old Black/African American woman from Jackson, Mississippi, was tragically cut short. Just before 2:30 a.m., on Alabama Street near Virginia Avenue, the sound of gunshots echoed in the night. When law enforcement officers arrived at the scene, they discovered Ms. Kelly's body lying in the roadway. She had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.

The Jackson Police Department promptly launched a homicide investigation i ...
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  • WAPT: Police identify woman killed in early morning shooting
  • Man arrested in Alabama Street fatal shooting - WAPT
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