Crystal Springs man victim in apparent road-rage killing

From staff and wire reports

A case of apparent road rage on I-220 left one man dead Monday evening, said Jackson Police Detective Kim Brown.Kenneth Thorton, 36, of Crystal Springs was pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m. after being shot once in the head, Brown said today. He was driving a white 1999 Pontiac Grand Am.

A suspect in the case was driving an older model white van, Sgt. Joseph Wade said.
He said a witness provided police with the partial Mississippi tag number "HED."

"There appeared to be some road rage between Clinton Boulevard and the actual location where the vehicle stopped," Brown said. The Grand Am stopped at the ramp at U.S. 80, Brown said.

The driver was transported to Central Mississippi Medical Center where he later died, she said.

There was a witness in the incident, but Brown would not release where the witness was when the incident occurred.

Anyone who was traveling on I-220 between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and has information about this incident should call (601) 960-1234.

Monday's shooting is the second reported homicide in Jackson this year.