Brookhaven man arrested in Thursday homicide

A man was arrested Friday in a Thursday homicide in Brookhaven, officials said.

Pierre Thomas, 23, was booked into the Lincoln County Jail at 12:45 p.m. Friday and charged with murder, possession of marijuana with intent, and possession of cocaine with intent. He is charged with the shooting death of Glen Mack, 23, of Brookhaven.

Brookhaven Police Chief Bobby Bell confirmed that Glen Mack, also known as "Peanut," was shot Thursday night around 11:45 p.m. He had been shot through both legs, and he died after being airlifted to Jackson.

Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham Stewart confirmed that Mack died early Friday morning.

Mack's Facebook page was filled with messages from family and friends mourning his passing Friday morning.

"All I can say is why? Why my best friend, my big brother, my baby Godfather!!!! If you kno me you kno this was one of my favorite ppl in the world.. Nothing but laughter when we together," wrote Breanna Jackson.

Mack's death marks the third homicide in Brookhaven in three weeks. Bridget London Hall, 43, was shot in her home on July 6, just one day after Kelcay Humphrey, 25, was shot in Cloverdale Subdivision.

Claudis Donnell Montgomery, 40, was booked on murder charges in Humphrey's death. He is Hall's fiance's brother, but it is unclear if there is any connection between those two shootings.

No arrest has been made yet in Hall's shooting, but there were witnesses to that incident. Police said the witnesses gave all the information they were able, and the investigation is ongoing.

There have been seven fatal shootings in Lincoln County this year.

Belll had strong words for his community on Friday, calling on them to report what they see, and not to hide information that could help put criminals behind bars..

"If you sit back and you let crimes like this take over your community, shame on you. Police can’t do it all, we can’t be everywhere at one time, it’s going to take the whole community to stop these murders," he said.