JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The Jackson Police Department is currently investigating a homicide.

According to JPD Captain Abraham Thompson, officers responded to the scene in the 2000 block of Gaites Lane on Thursday around noon.

Thompson said that is where a man was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in a backyard.

Jackson Police Captain Obi Wells Jr. said the man was around 38 years old.

No suspect information was released.

If you have any information regarding this incident, you are urged to contact the Jackson Police Department at 601-960-1234.

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