Police: Barber shop owner shot dead by masked men

Published 8:22 pm Monday, November 26, 2018

JACKSON (AP) — Police say a barber shop owner in Mississippi has been shot to death by men wearing clown masks.

News outlets reported the Jackson Police Department said officers were called to a barber shop around 1 p.m. Sunday and found 41-year-old Marcus Hamblin in his vehicle.

Hamblin was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Witnesses told police four armed men in a dark sedan approached the victim and shots were fired. The suspects then left.

Cpl. Colendula Green said officers have not determined a motive yet. No arrests have been made.