SOUTH JACKSON’S BLACK TALIBAN GANG SHOOTS TEEN THEN ESCAPES JPD CUSTODY (05/10/24)

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
South Jackson’s Taliban gang strikes again and the suspect escapes JPD custody, ironically he’s also out on bond for murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle back in 2020. Below is full story from @wlbt3onyourside

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A teenager was shot at an apartment complex in Jackson on Friday.

According to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, the 18-year-old was shot in “the upper body” at the Pine Ridge Garden apartment complex, formerly known as the Rebelwood apartment complex.

His condition is unknown.

A person of interest was detained by the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office at 2:28 p.m. However, according to Sheriff Jones, the detainee escaped shortly after.

A manhunt is underway for the suspect who escaped police custody in the area of Gallatin and Hooker Streets.

According to Sheriff Jones, the suspect has been identified as 25-year-old Ameni Olugbala. He was described as a 6′1″ Black man wearing red pants, black flip-flops, and no shirt. He also has a burn mark on his upper body.

Olugbala was arrested by JPD in August 2020 for murder and shooting in an occupied vehicle and is currently out on a $100,000 bond, as of May 2021, according to the the sheriff. The status of Olugbala’s charges is unknown at this time