Tyrone N. Butts
APE Reporter
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Jackson man critical after city's 4th shooting in 4 days
Check out the photo at link. You won't be disappointed.
Children were playing along Lorenz Boulevard and people were grilling food when a man jumped out of a car Saturday evening and fired seven shots into a house, police said.
Perry Thomas, who was in the living room of his house at 311 Lorenz Boulevard, was shot in the head and chest, Jackson Police Department spokesman Robert Graham said.
Thomas, 38, was in critical condition at the U
iversity of Mississippi Medical Center Saturday night, Graham said.
"Everybody likes Perry, especially the kids. That's why it's so hard, because so many young ones saw the shooting,&quo
t;
b>said neighbor Keisha Johnson[/b], whose 10-year-old nephew witnessed th
e incident. "My nephew is shaking like a leaf over this."
The shooting was the fourth in as many days in the capital city. It happened less than 10 blocks from where a house burglary suspect was fatally shot by Jackson police Thursday and came a day after a teenager was gunned down on Jennings Street.
After Saturday's shooting, the gunman hopped back into a car with two women and sped off, police said.
The suspect in the shooting was identified by Graham as William Dinkins, age and address not available. Thomas was involved in an argument with Dinkins and two women earlier in the day, Graham said.
"We are very confident we know who did this," Graham said.<b
r>
Dinkins also is a suspect in a shooting Wednesday in which David Waites, of 2914 Downing St., was wounded in the leg, Graham said. Graham said police believe the two shootings might be rel
ated
.
As po
lice investigated Saturday's shooting, officers had a hard time restraining a man who identified him
self as Chris Thomas, brother of Perry Thomas.
He loudly threatened to retaliate against the man who shot his brother. Officers threatened to arrest him before another of his brothers was able to calm him down.
Neighbors described Perry Thomas as a good man who is physically fit, rides a bicycle and roller blades often. He loves to play basketball with the neighborhood kids and serves as a mentor for many of them, Johnson said.
Johnson's two children often play basketball with Thomas. "If it's getting late and my kids aren't home, I'll look up the road and there they'll be playing with him," Johnson said. "I'd tell
him to make sure they were home before it got dark, and he always did."
Before the shooting, Perry Thomas had just returned from a neighborhood candy shop, where he bought
four ba
gs of po
tato chips, said
Linda Dedeaux, who runs the shop at her home. He shot some hoops with her children before leaving, she said.
"He always bought little penny ca
ndies from me to give to the children," Dedeaux said. "He said people was always coming in and out, and he wanted something to give them."
Johnson said things wouldn't be the same without seeing Perry Thomas outside, playing basketball with the children. "I hope he pulls through," she said.
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Never argue with a negro unless you're prepared to kill it in self defense.
T.N.B.
Jackson man critical after city's 4th shooting in 4 days
Check out the photo at link. You won't be disappointed.
Children were playing along Lorenz Boulevard and people were grilling food when a man jumped out of a car Saturday evening and fired seven shots into a house, police said.
Perry Thomas, who was in the living room of his house at 311 Lorenz Boulevard, was shot in the head and chest, Jackson Police Department spokesman Robert Graham said.
Thomas, 38, was in critical condition at the U
iversity of Mississippi Medical Center Saturday night, Graham said.
"Everybody likes Perry, especially the kids. That's why it's so hard, because so many young ones saw the shooting,&quo
t;
b>said neighbor Keisha Johnson[/b], whose 10-year-old nephew witnessed th
e incident. "My nephew is shaking like a leaf over this."
The shooting was the fourth in as many days in the capital city. It happened less than 10 blocks from where a house burglary suspect was fatally shot by Jackson police Thursday and came a day after a teenager was gunned down on Jennings Street.
After Saturday's shooting, the gunman hopped back into a car with two women and sped off, police said.
The suspect in the shooting was identified by Graham as William Dinkins, age and address not available. Thomas was involved in an argument with Dinkins and two women earlier in the day, Graham said.
"We are very confident we know who did this," Graham said.<b
r>
Dinkins also is a suspect in a shooting Wednesday in which David Waites, of 2914 Downing St., was wounded in the leg, Graham said. Graham said police believe the two shootings might be rel
ated
.
As po
lice investigated Saturday's shooting, officers had a hard time restraining a man who identified him
self as Chris Thomas, brother of Perry Thomas.
He loudly threatened to retaliate against the man who shot his brother. Officers threatened to arrest him before another of his brothers was able to calm him down.
Neighbors described Perry Thomas as a good man who is physically fit, rides a bicycle and roller blades often. He loves to play basketball with the neighborhood kids and serves as a mentor for many of them, Johnson said.
Johnson's two children often play basketball with Thomas. "If it's getting late and my kids aren't home, I'll look up the road and there they'll be playing with him," Johnson said. "I'd tell
him to make sure they were home before it got dark, and he always did."
Before the shooting, Perry Thomas had just returned from a neighborhood candy shop, where he bought
four ba
gs of po
tato chips, said
Linda Dedeaux, who runs the shop at her home. He shot some hoops with her children before leaving, she said.
"He always bought little penny ca
ndies from me to give to the children," Dedeaux said. "He said people was always coming in and out, and he wanted something to give them."
Johnson said things wouldn't be the same without seeing Perry Thomas outside, playing basketball with the children. "I hope he pulls through," she said.
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Never argue with a negro unless you're prepared to kill it in self defense.
T.N.B.
