A Mississippi mayoral candidate was recently shot and killed after showing up at his estranged wife's house and refusing to leave despite his brother-in-law's demands, with police saying the shooting may have been in self-defense. did.
“This is just a terrible situation,” Soso, Mississippi, Police Chief Jimmy McCoy told the Laurel Leader-Call.
Jason Adam Marshall, 41, was shot and killed early Wednesday morning when he showed up at the home he had lived with his wife of 12 years before their bitter divorce broke, the Laurel Leader-Call reported. Marshall was a candidate for mayor of Soso in last month's special election and previously served as a volunteer firefighter in the town, according to local media reports.
Marshall showed up at his home shortly before 4 a.m. and was greeted by his brother-in-law, who lives next door, the paper said. His brother-in-law reportedly armed himself with an AR-15 and demanded that Marshall leave his residence, but Marshall did not comply.
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Marshall reportedly reached for his own gun, a 9mm handgun, and the brother-in-law fired multiple shots at the man.
Soso Police Assistant Chief Tyler Hill told WDAM that two men fired shots during the incident. McCoy added in comments to reporters that Marshall's three children with his estranged wife were inside the residence at the time of the shooting.
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“He was a good guy,” Hill said. “He was just in a lot of pain and unfortunately it looks like he made a terrible mistake at this point.”
A welcoming sign in Soso, Mississippi. (Google Maps)
Police said the shooting was an incident of self-defense, but the investigation is ongoing. The Jones County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident and will submit its findings to the local district attorney's office, the Laurel Leader-Call reported.
Citing divorce papers, the outlet reported that Marshall had been involved in violent outbursts with his family before his death, including one in which he killed his brother-in-law with a loaded gun in February last year. That included threatening to kill him.
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According to the Laurel Leader-Call, Marshall alleges in his divorce case that his wife used illegal drugs and filmed illegal videos, and that he threatened to take the children to his parents' home in Georgia. .
Jones County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi. (Google Maps)
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A judge granted Marshall's wife an emergency domestic protection order in October after he was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation to regain visitation rights to their children, the Laurel Leader-Call reported. and was granted temporary custody of the children.
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As of last week, law enforcement was still waiting on the autopsy report as the investigation continued, WDAM reported.
