Suspect arrested in connection with mid-September shooting

Published 1:29 pm Tuesday, October 6, 2020

By Tim Reeves

Michael Parker

Early in the morning of Sept. 19, a Vicksburg man arrived at Merit Health River Region with a  gunshot wound.

When officers arrived at the hospital, the victim — whose injuries were classified as non-life-threatening — said he had been shot in the area of Brown’s Car Wash, near the intersection of Second North Street and Clay Street.

Saturday, two weeks after the shooting reportedly took place, officials arrested Michael Parker, 36, in connection to that shooting and charged him with aggravated assault.

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During an initial appearance in Vicksburg Municipal Court Sunday, Judge Alan Derivaux placed a $75,000 bond on Parker and bound his case over to the grand jury.

About Tim Reeves

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

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