Yazoo City Shooting Leaves 23-Year-Old Man Dead

‘Totally out of control‘: Yazoo City mayor declares emergency; enforces curfew

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WLBT) – Yazoo City Mayor Macklyn Austin has declared a state of emergency and is enforcing a citywide curfew following a shooting there Wednesday night. The curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., and will be in effect at least through the weekend, the mayor said in a social media post. [READ: 23-year-old killed in Yazoo City shooting] Exceptions will include those going to or leaving work, or those who have emergenc…

Yazoo City shooting leaves 23-year-old man dead

The Yazoo City Police Department is investigating a shooting that claimed the life of a 23-year-old man.

Two suspects arrested in connection with shooting death of 23-year-old, following hit-and-run crash

Two suspects were arrested Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Andrew Bott on Saturday, following a hit-and-run crash, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said.

Yazoo City mayor announces curfew in response to recent gun violence

A state of emergency has been declared for Yazoo City and a curfew is in effect following a Wednesday night shooting, Mayor Macklyn Austin announced. “There is nothing funny about gun violence until it becomes personal,” Austin said on social media. “It’s easy to laugh, criticize, and make jokes until it’s your son, your daughter, your mother, your father, or someone you love lying on the ground after being shot.” The curfew runs from 11 p.m. un…