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WEBVTT ATSOMEONE THAT WOULD WANT TO KILLAND INNOCENT LITTLE BOY.SHOCK AND DISBELIEF.THAT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE AREREACTING TO THE KIDNAPPING ANDKILLING OF A JACKSONSIX-YEAR-OLD.>> THAT'S JUST SENSELESS ANDHEARTBREAKING.>> I CRIED.I MEAN, EVERYBODY IN MY OFFICEWAS UPSET.>> I THINK IT'S TERRIBLE.TERRIBLE.I DON'T SEE HOW PEOPLE CAN DOTHAT TO KIDS LIKE THAT.ROSS: HINDS COUNTY DEPUTIES SAYSOMEONE STOLE A TOYOTA CAMRYFROM THE KROGER ON I-55 INJACKSON AROUND 2:00 THURSDAYMORNING.6-YEAR-OLD KINGSTON FRAZIER WASINSIDE.>> SOME PEOPLE WERE ANGRY.SOME PEOPLE WERE CRYING.I THINK IT KIND OF HITEVERYBODY.ROSS: IT WAS A COUPLE HOURSLATER BEFORE AUTHORITIES ISSUEDAN AMBER ALERT WITH ADESCRIPTION OF THE CHILD AND THECAR.>> I THNK EVERYBODY ON THEIRWAY TO WORK WAS LOOKING FOR THATVEHICLE.ROSS: AROUND 9:30 IN THE MORNINGINVESTIGATORS FOUND THE BOY'SBODY IN THE CAR ON GLUCKSTADTROAD.HE HAD BEEN SHOT TO DEATH.>> THIS IS THE WORST DAY OF MYCAREER, MY 17-YEAR CAREER.ROSS: THREE TEENAGERS ARE NOWFACING CAPITAL MURDER CHARGES.19-YEAR-OLD BYRON MCBRIDE ALONGWITH DWAN WAKEFIELD AND DE-ALLENWASHINGTON ARE BEING HELD AT THEMADISON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.WE'VE LEARNED THAT WAKEFIELD WASQUARTERBACK AT RIDGELAND HIGHSCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.>> IT'S A CALL OUT TO ALLMOTHERS AND FAMILIES.WE JUST GOT TO WATCH OUR BABIESCLOSELY.ROSS: MAYOR TONY YARBER SAID INA STATEMENT "IT IS IMPORTANTTHAT WE EXPRESS AND ASSURE, THATAS A CITY, THERE IS NO TOLERANCEON ANY LEVEL FOR ACTS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN.">> JUST PRAYING FOR THEIRFAMILIES.

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Byron McBride, 19, has been identified as the gunman who shot and killed 6-year-old Kingston Frazier, according to several law enforcement sources. Kingston died of multiple gunshot wounds, Madison County Coroner Alex Breeland said. He did not say where on his body Kingston was shot.Kingston was inside the silver 2000 Toyota Camry in the parking lot of Kroger on Interstate 55 when someone stole the car about 1:30 a.m., police said. The boy's mother left the car running while she went inside the store, authorities said.The car was found abandoned, with Kingston's body in the back, eight hours later in the 1200 block of Gluckstadt Road in Madison County, authorities said. Officers took Byron McBride, 19, into custody at about 4 p.m. at Somerset Apartments on County Line Road, police said. Dwan Dion do Wakefield, 17, of Ridgeland, was taken into custody about 11 a.m. Thursday, Luke said. D'Allen Washington, 17, surrendered at the Hinds County Sheriff's Department later in the day, authorities said. Wakefield was a quarterback for the Ridgeland High School football team last season, but is no longer at the school and was dropped by the team. Wakefield, Washington and McBride are all charged with capital murder, according to Michael Guest, district attorney for Madison and Rankin counties. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert for Kingston at about 4:30 a.m. Thursday. The original 911 call came in at 1:37 a.m. Tap here to hear 911 call (forward to 10:10) Kingston was inside the silver 2000 Toyota Camry in the parking lot of Kroger on Interstate 55 when someone stole the car, police said. The boy's mother left the car running while she went inside the store, authorities said. The Hinds County Sheriff’s Department handles security at the store. The car thief got out of a silver Honda Civic with a dent on the rear passenger's side, investigators said. Kingston attended North Jackson Elementary School and was scheduled to graduate from kindergarten on Thursday. "The Jackson Public School District is deeply saddened by the tragic death of North Jackson Elementary scholar, Kingston Frazier," JPS spokesman Sherwin Johnson said in a statement. "He was beloved by his classmates and teachers and will surely be missed. The District is providing grief counselors to the students and staff of the school. We ask all citizens to keep the Frazier family in their thoughts and prayers." All three suspects are being held at the Madison County Detention Center.