Carjacking suspects tied to Belhaven slaying

The two men arrested today after standoff with police at Woodside Drive have been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Carolyn Temple.

On Tuesday night, police said in a release that Antreal Jones and Jerome Moore, both 17, were involved in the January 7 incident on Euclid Street when Temple was robbed and shot. She died of her injuries Monday night.

A third suspect in temple's death has been identified as 16-year-old Antwain Dukes. A capital murder warrant has been issued for his arrest. He is considered armed and dangerous.

The arrests come after multiple law enforcement agencies were called to Woodside and McDowell, where police were in a standoff with the two suspects.

Police were called onto the scene when the men crashed a stolen vehicle into a tree in a woman's front yard on Woodside.

Officers in full SWAT gear were among those who searched the neighborhood for the two suspects, which were finally found hiding in a home on Woodside. Vance said there was someone else in the home, but he said it's unclear if the person was assisting the alleged carjackers, or if they even knew they were there.

Vance told the media at the scene that the vehicle recovered at the scene was a white 2011 KiaSorrento, which had been taken in a carjacking at 1:30 a.m. off Old Canton Road.

Officers first spotted the vehicle, Vance said, and began to follow it. When the suspects saw the police, they got out and fled on foot.

At this point, Vance said there could be other crimes related to the suspects as well, but he wouldn't speculate further. One television station reported the men were connected to the shooting of Carolyn Temple, who died late Monday night, but Vance said he didn't know where that information came from.

He did offer some advice on how citizens can protect themselves. He said all four of the carjacking victims overnight were women. He told motorists to be aware of their surroundings, lock their doors, and drive to a well-lit area if they feel unsafe.

Nearby Marshall Elementary School was put on lockdown, Jackson Public Schools officials confirmed at 12:30 p.m.

"The teachers and students inside are safe, and the parents and families of the students have been notified," said Sherwin Johnson, executive director of media relations for Jackson Public Schools.

The most recent Comstat numbers from Jackson Police Department -- December 22- December 28 -- show that for the 30 days preceding the end of the statistical period, there were 14 carjackings, as opposed to seven from the same time period in 2013. Year to date, however, there had only been 127 as compared to 2013's 164.

For the same statistical period, armed robbery was up, at 71 for the 30 days preceding Dec. 28, 2014. The same time period in 2013, there were 64, but during both 2013 and 2014, there were 764 each.

Aggravated assaults were down slightly from 2013, with 615 in 2014 and 622 in 2013. Homicides, however, were up. There were 58 homicides through Dec. 28, 2014, and there were 50 through the same time period in 2013.

Staff writer Adam Ganucheau, contributed to this report.

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