11-07-2025
Jackson neighborhood "terrorized" after 100 rounds of ammo fired in mass shootout, chief says
Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said police arrested an 18-year-old and are searching for at least four more suspects in connection to a shootout where more than 100 rounds of ammunition were fired in the Brookhollow neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, July 9.
"(It's) typically a very quiet neighborhood, a very beautiful neighborhood and good people in that neighborhood. But they were terrorized yesterday by a large shooting incident, active shooting situation, mass shooting situation, a horrific situation for that community," Wade said during a livestream press conference on Thursday, July 10.
Wade said the shootout occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday and spanned several blocks from the 5200 block of Brookhollow Drive to Anvil Circle to Kingswood Circle. Wade said two groups of men were involved in the shootout.
According to Wade, multiple cars and homes were damaged by assault rifles and handguns. Wade said police recovered more than 100 shell casings in that area. "By the grace of God Almighty," Wade said, no injuries were reported.
The exchange was caught on a family's surveillance cameras, Wade said, adding it took about four hours for police to process the crime scene.
"They faced something that no other citizen or community should ever face, where individuals — knuckleheads, lawless, reckless individuals — are out here shooting at each other, running from street to street actively (and) aggressively trying to gun each other down," Wade said. "They didn't hit each other and thank God they did not hit some innocent person who had nothing to do with their foolishness and chaos."
Wade said Linden Ford, 18, was arrested and charged with one count of shooting into an occupied dwelling in connection to the case. Tow firearms were recovered from his residence.
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Officers are also searching for at least four persons of interest in the case. The suspects are believed to be older teenagers or men in their early 20s. As of 2 p.m. Thursday, police issued a warrant for 20-year-old Quinmarion Crisler.
Wade said investigators believe the shootout occurred due to an ongoing issue that could be drug related.
Wade said there will be an increased police presence in the neighborhood "to make sure it doesn't happen again in that neighborhood or anywhere else."
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Anyone with information about the shooting can contact the Jackson Police Department (JPD) at 601-960-1234 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).
Pam Dankins is the breaking news reporter for the Clarion Ledger. Have a tip? Email her at pdankins@
This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: Mass shootout in Jackson MS neighborhood on Wednesday, July 9
