JACKSON, Miss– Cops in Mississippi’s capital city discovered a decapitated body after getting reports of a dog bring a severed human arm, authorities stated Monday.
The body was found Saturday in Jackson in a deserted home in the woods, Jackson Deputy Cops Chief Deric Hearn stated in a press release. The body’s arm was recuperated on a street near the deserted home however the head had not been found since Monday early morning, Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart informed WAPT-TV. The victim seemed male, the coroner stated.
” That is an extremely graphic and ruthless photo. The mutilation of a body, my response is among disgust, is among issue,” stated Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba at a Monday press conference. “It’s not something you grow familiar with. it’s never ever something you wish to grow familiar with.”
Authorities decreased to launch the name of the victim or more information surrounding the case Monday in the middle of a continuous examination.
Hearn informed the news station that this case is Jackson’s 117th murder of the year.