Two suspects in Saturday shooting appear in court; one still at large

The Vicksburg Police Department has released the names of the two suspects arrested in connection with the shooting of Sebastian Davis on Saturday.

The shooting occurred on Irene Street in Vicksburg’s Kings neighborhood on Saturday around 5 p.m. Davis, 48, was shot once in the lower left abdomen, according to police at the scene, and was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He remains hospitalized in stable condition.

Officers apprehended the suspects at a residence on Alfred Drive in the Hillcrest subdivision off U.S. Highway 61 South just after 9 p.m. Saturday.

Kenan Kenneth Jackson, 17, and Carissa LaShae Branch, 22, appeared before Judge Angela Carpenter in Vicksburg Municipal Court on Monday, Feb 10.

Jackson and Branch were both charged with aggravated assault with a firearm, attempted aggravated assault, shooting into an occupied dwelling and shooting into an unoccupied vehicle.

Carpenter set Jackson’s bond at $400,000, and Branch’s bond at $250,000. She bound both suspects over to the Warren County Grand Jury.

Deontre Smith

Still at large in the incident is Deontre Smith, whose last known address is 107 Athens Avenue, Vicksburg.

If anyone has any information or knows the whereabouts of Smith they are urged to call the Vicksburg Police Department at 601-636-2511 or Crime Stoppers at 601-355-TIPS (8477).