Jamie Hoard

Jamie Hoard was a 30-year-old Black man living in Jackson, Mississippi. His life, which included a history with the local justice system, came to a violent end in the summer of 2023. Five years earlier, in 2018, Hoard had been charged with capital murder and aggravated assault in connection with a deadly home invasion. He was held without bond and was later reported to have been injured in a fight at the Raymond Detention Center while his case was pending.

Around midnight on June 21, 2023, Jackson police officers responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Woodrow Wilson near Bailey Avenue. They found that Hoard had been shot and killed. According to authorities, the shooting stemmed from an altercation Hoard had with another man, Jimal Tarvin.

The investigation into Hoard's death soon revealed it was part of a larger pattern of violence. Detectives linked the case to two other homicides that occurred in 2023, allegedly committed by the same person. The day after Hoard was killed, on June 22, 44-year-old Nicole Garrett was shot at the intersection of Livingston Road and Northside Drive. Police reported that the suspect shot her because he believed she was following him. Investigators also connected the suspect to the September 2023 killing of 22-year-old Travis Burrell, a case in which they had released surveillance photos of a man getting out of a green Dodge Challenger.

Police had been searching for their suspect since 2023. The break in the case came on the evening of May 10, 2024, when the Jackson Police Department’s Action Team located 27-year-old Jimal Tarvin. When officers approached, Tarvin ran inside a home, but he surrendered after police called for him to come out.

Tarvin was arrested and charged with three counts of homicide for the deaths of Jamie Hoard, Nicole Garrett, and Travis Burrell. He also had an additional outstanding warrant for shooting into an occupied vehicle. As of May 2024, the case against Tarvin is proceeding through the court system. The investigation is considered ongoing, and authorities have asked anyone with additional information to call Crime Stoppers at 601-355-8477.