A late-morning dispute inside a Roland Street residence near West Capitol Street in Jackson, Mississippi, ended in the death of 38-year-old Michael Jones on Sunday, June 6, 2021. The altercation escalated to a lethal conclusion; authorities have not released public details about exactly what happened inside the home.

The Jackson Police Department identified a suspect during their investigation. Forty-year-old Earnest Guise was arrested and charged with Michael Jones’s murder. Officials say Guise was believed to be responsible for Jones’s death, but further specifics about the incident have not been provided.

If anyone witnessed the disturbance on Roland Street that morning or has information about the events leading up to the altercation, please share what is known with the Jackson Police Department.