VIDEO: Shots fired after fight at LD’s (Video shows the incident)

VICKSBURG, Miss (VDN) — Shots were fired outside LD’s after a fight broke out inside the facility.

At about 12:25 a.m. Saturday morning, a fight broke out in LD’s. LD’s security broke up the fight and was clearing out the facility when shots were fired outside, according to Vicksburg Police Chief Penny Jones. According to eyewitnesses, two rounds of shots were fired, one shortly after the other.

In response to a request for information, Vicksburg Police Chief Penny Jones texted, “No information on who may have fired a weapon. There was fight inside of the club, security shut the party down and was getting everyone out and shots were fired unknown actual location of where they came from. N9 shell casings found last night.”

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The Vicksburg Daily News has obtained a video of the shooting incident. At the 20 second mark 4 shots ring out. About 25 seconds later one more shot is heard. Flashing lights in the video indicate a VPD unit was at or very near LD’s when the shots rang out. There are not a lot of people leaving the facility when the shots were fired. Numerous VPD units are seen responding to the incident within two minutes of the shots being fired. Here is the video:

City Response

The City of Vicksburg has yet to release a statement on the shots fired at LD’s. Historically this administration has a meeting with the location and sets up a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement targets improved security and action steps for the business to reduce violent incidents.

That process has been applied sometimes to locally owned businesses but has not gone after all shooting incidents. Shootings with injuries at What-a-Burger and one in the parking lot of Key City have not led to mandates from City Administration to improve security. Similar shootings in parking lots have led the city to force business owners to sign Memorandums of Understanding.

Jacque’s was shut down after the city declared them a public nuisance. After Jacques sued the city, Sunflower Judge Debra M. Giles ruled Jacque’s could reopen. Since that time Jacques closed and is currently involved in a legal battle with the city for damages.