Homicide detectives arrest man over death of Black woman found hanging from tree in Mississippi
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Police in Jackson, Mississippi, arrested a man on Friday tied to the homicide of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned home last month.
Police in Jackson, Mississippi, arrested a man on Friday tied to the homicide of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned home last month.
Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney identified the arrested man as Jacque Ratliff and said officers apprehended him on the street after visiting his home.
βThat arrest today is an important development in this investigation but it is not the conclusion,β Brackney said at a press conference on Friday.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.
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