A TIME TO KILL: CANTON, MS. JUST HAD ITS DEADLIEST 5 DAY RUN IN HISTORY (05/31/24)

1. CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - Canton Police are investigating a homicide that occurred around 4 a.m. on Memorial Day.
Chief Otha Brown says Nathan Smith, 50, died after being shot multiple times near the corner of George Washington and Boyd Streets.
The death marks the fifth homicide in the city this year.
At this time, an arrest has not been made.
Anyone with information is asked to call Canton Police at (601) 859-2121.

2.CANTON, Miss. (WLBT) - Canton Police are investigating a domestic situation that turned deadly.
The incident happened on King Ranch Road just after 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
WLBT was at the scene
Canton Police said an 18-year-old male held his family hostage and then shot and killed himself.
Chief Brown said the mother of the 18-year-old called 9-1-1 after he held his mother and siblings against their will inside their home with two guns.
But when officers arrived after getting that disturbing call…
“Officers moved on up to the house taking precautions,” Chief Brown said. “When they got there the door got open and the young man was in the room area with one gunshot wound to his head.”\
“We don’t know a motive right now,” Brown continued. “We just know he was just holding them hostage in the house. We don’t know why.”
Brown says this week alone for the police department and the city has been too much to bear.
Over Memorial Day weekend, a string of shootings occurred in Canton.
“From Memorial Day on up until today, the guys and girls have been running to calls, shots fired calls, even a homicide, and it’s just a lot of stress going on here in the city right now.”
The 18-year-old’s name is not being released.