Woman calls 911, says she shot her husband in head, police say

Pearl police said it appears that the wife of a man who was shot to death Tuesday acted in self-defense.Police were called about 7:30 a.m. to a shooting at 3535 Highway 80 E. at the Southern Gardens Trailer Park, where a man was shot, authorities said. "The caller stated that she had just shot her husband in the head," Capt. Brian McGairty said.Family members identified the man as Justin Jenkins, 25. Relatives said Jenkins lived in the trailer with his wife and a child."I was shocked because I was just with him last night," Jenkins' cousin, Antonio Jenkins, said. "He didn't deserve that because he was a genuinely good guy."Jenkins' family was told by police that he was involved in an altercation with his wife during which he was shot in the head."We do understand there was a disturbance throughout the night and into the morning hours," McGairty said. "There might have been some conflict there between the two of them."A woman was taken into custody for questioning and a 3-year-old child, who was not hurt during the shooting, was placed into Department of Human Services custody, police said. The woman was later released by police, McGairty said."She is not being charged at this time as early indicators and statements reveal an act of self-defense on her part," McGairty said in an email.The case will be given to the Rankin County District Attorney's Office for review, McGairty said.22758298

Pearl police said it appears that the wife of a man who was shot to death Tuesday acted in self-defense.



Police were called about 7:30 a.m. to a shooting at 3535 Highway 80 E. at the Southern Gardens Trailer Park, where a man was shot, authorities said.


"The caller stated that she had just shot her husband in the head," Capt. Brian McGairty said.

Family members identified the man as Justin Jenkins, 25. Relatives said Jenkins lived in the trailer with his wife and a child.

"I was shocked because I was just with him last night," Jenkins' cousin, Antonio Jenkins, said. "He didn't deserve that because he was a genuinely good guy."

Jenkins' family was told by police that he was involved in an altercation with his wife during which he was shot in the head.

"We do understand there was a disturbance throughout the night and into the morning hours," McGairty said. "There might have been some conflict there between the two of them."

A woman was taken into custody for questioning and a 3-year-old child, who was not hurt during the shooting, was placed into Department of Human Services custody, police said. The woman was later released by police, McGairty said.

"She is not being charged at this time as early indicators and statements reveal an act of self-defense on her part," McGairty said in an email.

The case will be given to the Rankin County District Attorney's Office for review, McGairty said.