Division Street Murder-Suicide Victims Identified

VICKSBURG, Miss. (VDN) — The names of the of the two people who died in a possible murder-suicide on Division Street have been released, 76-year-old Kathleen Borko Greene and 75-year-old Jack W. Greene.

On Monday afternoon, the Vicksburg Police Department responded to a home in the 1400 block of Division Street in Vicksburg. Inside, they found two people, a married couple, dead from gunshot wounds.

According to sources close to the situation on Division Street, it appears the woman was shot in the temple, and the man seemed to have taken his own life with the gun.

According to their social media profiles, Kathleen was once a pastor at the United Church of Christ and is from Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. She attended Sharpsville Area High School and studied at Bangor Theological Seminary. Jack was an avid history buff and replica maker focused on warships and wargames. They married on June 12, 2018.

Update: Mar 20, 1:30 p.m. — Vicksburg Police Chief Penny Jones released the following statement:

On Monday, March 17, 2025, at approximately 12:56 PM, the Vicksburg Police Department responded to the 1400 block of Division Street regarding a death investigation. Upon arrival, officers and the Vicksburg Fire Department gained entry into the residence, where they discovered two deceased individuals, later identified as 75-year-old Jack Greene Jr., a white male, and 76-year-old Kathleen Greene, a white female.

This matter was treated as a death investigation until family members were notified and further investigation and evidence were gathered. Out of respect for the families involved, no official statement was released from the Vicksburg Police Department until the appropriate notifications could be made. Out of respect for the privacy of the family we did not give out certain details involving the case to the public.

While we understand the media’s role in informing the public, it is important that investigations are handled with care and accuracy. Premature reporting of unverified details can be misleading and distressing to loved ones. Our department remains committed to providing timely and factual information in a professional manner.

We assure the citizens of Vicksburg that this was an isolated incident and posed no threat to public safety. We appreciate the community’s trust as we continue to serve with integrity.