‘It was traumatizing’: ᴅᴇᴀᴅly trail ride shooting in Jackson leaves one ᴅᴇᴀᴅ, five injured
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A night of 4-wheeler racing in Northwest Jackson turned ᴅᴇᴀᴅly early Saturday morning after 18-year-old Joidan Worthy was sH๏τ and killed at Grants Field on Forest Avenue.
Malik Ranson was in the crowd when the sH๏τs started.
“You just heard a whole bunch of sH๏τs go out right beside you. Man, I seen a little girl drop. Everybody just started running,” Ranson said.
Witnesses said dozens packed the Northwest Jackson trail ride for a night of racing – until gunfire erupted early Saturday morning.
Police say Worthy was killed, and five others were injured. Four of those victims were transported to local hospitals.
As of now, two remain in the hospital, while two others were treated and released.
The sixth victim suffered a minor injury.
Jackson police said a fight broke out amongst several unidentified males, which led to the shooting. Ranson said what happened next was chaos.
“And, after that, really it was a blur. I don’t really remember much about everything that happened after that. But, it was chaotic,” Ranson continued. “And I’m feeling sorry for the girl who lost her life. And, after her, she just graduated and I couldn’t imagine losing my life. Like my little brother, he just graduated. I couldn’t imagine my brother going out to celebrate his graduation and losing his life.”
Giovanni Morris, another witness, was there when sH๏τs were fired and said people were celebrating one moment – then gunfire echoed through the venue and everything changed.
“It basically was like partying and whatnot. Then a couple sH๏τs rang off. I don’t think nobody really took it that serious too much. And then, next thing I know, more sH๏τs rang out. It was pretty scary. It was terrifying for sure. It was traumatizing,” Morris said.
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JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A night of 4-wheeler racing in Northwest Jackson turned ᴅᴇᴀᴅly early Saturday morning after 18-year-old Joidan Worthy was sH๏τ and killed at Grants…