Mississippi Woman Shoots and Kills One of Two Masked Men Who Broke Into Her Jackson Apartment at 2:30 A.M.
Key Takeaways
- A woman shot and killed one of two masked men who broke into her apartment at Park at Inverness Apartments in Jackson at 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 8.
- The resident fired after fearing for her life when the two ski-masked intruders broke in; one suspect died inside and the other fled.
- The dead suspect was identified as 15-year-old Kaden Young; the resident was interviewed by police and released.
- Police arrested the second suspect, 18-year-old Quintavion Myles, the same day on murder and burglary charges.
- Myles faces the murder charge under a law that holds felony participants responsible for deaths that occur during the crime, regardless of who fired.
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JACKSON, MS — A woman shot and killed one of two masked men who broke into her apartment at the Park at Inverness Apartments around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8. The second man ran.
When detectives arrived at the complex on the 5800 block of Ridgewood Road, they found a man dead inside the apartment, as reported by WLBT.
According to the investigation WLBT described, two men wearing ski masks broke into the apartment. The resident, fearing for her life, fired. One round hit the suspect who had come inside. He died there. His partner fled.
The coroner took custody of the body. That afternoon, the dead suspect was identified as 15-year-old Kaden Young. The resident was taken to police headquarters, interviewed, and released.
Two masked men at 2:30 in the morning leaves no time to come up with a plan. Whatever she had in place was in place before anyone set foot in that apartment. The possibility of more than one intruder belongs in your mindset when you plan, not something you work out in the dark.
Police found the second suspect, 18-year-old Quintavion Myles, and arrested him the same day. He was booked into the city holding facility on murder and burglary charges. In court on Monday, Feb. 9, he received a $150,000 bond on the burglary charge and no bond on the murder charge.
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Myles is the one charged in Young’s death, even though the shot that killed Young came from the resident. Many states allow a murder charge against anyone who takes part in a felony when someone dies during it, regardless of who fired.
A 15-year-old is dead, and an 18-year-old faces a murder charge. The charges against Myles are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless convicted. No charging decision regarding the resident has been reported.
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