By Associated Press - Monday, February 1, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Two teenagers were killed and a third teen wounded in a weekend shooting in Jackson, authorities said.

The shooting happened Saturday at a Jackson intersection, The Clarion Ledger reported.

Police spokesman Sam Brown identified the dead as Marlin Thompson, 14; and Carlos Stewart, 18.

They were shot while in a vehicle that had been reported stolen earlier that morning, police said.

A 17-year-old who was also in the vehicle was shot in the shoulder and taken to a hospital, police said. Police are continuing to investigate.

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