Clarence Jackson, 26, was fatally shot in the 100 block of Meadow Lane in Jackson, Mississippi, on the afternoon of March 30, 2025. The shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m.; emergency responders found Jackson with fatal wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man, 24, was also shot and survived after treatment at a local hospital.

Detectives with the Jackson Police Department treated the case as a homicide, collecting evidence at Meadow Lane and interviewing witnesses. Jackson’s death was recorded as the city’s 17th homicide of the year. Investigators identified a suspect and arrested 23-year-old Erian Sutton, who was charged with murder in Jackson’s death. Sutton also faces aggravated assault charges related to the surviving victim and a count of shooting into an occupied vehicle.

If anyone saw or has information about the shooting on Meadow Lane that afternoon, please share what you know.