UPDATE: Vicksburg man in custody after Friday stabbing death of local woman

Published 6:02 pm Friday, July 12, 2024

One woman is dead and a Vicksburg man is in police custody after an early morning stabbing Friday in a home on Clark Street.

Vicksburg police arrested 49-year-old Roosevelt Harris in connection with the death of 50-year-old Christina Ware, also of Vicksburg.

According to information from Vicksburg Police Department (VPD), officers responded to the residence in the 800 block of Clark Street Friday at 4:11 a.m. Once on the scene, officers found Ware dead inside the home and Harris was detained for questioning.

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VPD officials have not yet released official charges for Roosevelt, who is being held without bond until his initial appearance in Vicksburg Municipal Court Monday.