The shooting death of JSU senior Jaylen Burns elicits students' calls or accountability and better campus security.
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today October 17, 2023 U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Jackson State University alumnus, said on Monday the proliferation of gun ownership and its resulting violence in America contributed to the fatal shooting of a student over the weekend at an on-campus apartment complex.
This story has been updated to reflect that U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson made his comments to reporters.This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.Molly Minta covers higher education for Mississippi Today. She works in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit news organization focused on investigating higher education.
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