By Jacob Gallant | April 23, 2021 at 3:21 PM CDT – Updated April 28 at 4:50 PM
INDIANOLA, Miss. (WLBT) – A woman was shot and killed during a jewelry store robbery Friday morning.
Indianola police say a group of robbers entered Paul’s Jewelry Store at 10:40 a.m.
Jamie Iverson, one of the owners, was working alone during the robbery and was shot in the head.
She was rushed to the hospital in Jackson where she later died.
Iverson and her husband Rodney have owned the store on Front Street for more than 20 years.
Two men have since been arrested, Police Chief Earnest Gilson says.
Brothers Kenterius Wright, 19, and Daqarius Wright, 20, were both arrested in connection. They’re each charged with capital murder
Sunflower County Sheriff’s Office and Mississippi Highway Patrol are assisting Indianola police in the investigation.
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