Madison County authorities surrounded the Relax Inn hotel in Canton. It started late Saturday afternoon right at the Canton exit. The Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies and other authorities were monitoring this hotel. A Madison County spokesman said the suspect was dead. The suspect allegedly murdered his children’s mother in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His name was not published by the authorities. Guests who were directly below the suspect spoke about their experience of the room as they tried to get the guy upstairs. And it was nothing like I’ve ever seen before, “said Christopher Vauthan, resident of the Relax Inn. Vauthan said he had just woken up when he was evacuated around 11 am. He and other staff and guests were taken to the office building A clerk next to the motel said he saw officers circling the area prior to the evacuation. “He killed his wife in Arkansas. So he must have withdrawn here, to this hotel. And they tried to get him out, he didn’t come and resisted and in the end they killed him, “said Aijue Williams. Both eyewitnesses remember hearing a series of gunshots around 5:00 p.m. Then they saw a covered corpse on top of one The stretcher was brought out in a movie or something because you never see it in person. I didn’t know what to expect, “said Vauthan, motel guest.” I’ve heard about shootings and everything you know in Canton on a regular basis, you know Canton and Jackson. But in real life it’s a real experience … like woah. You just saw getting shot a few hundred yards away, “Williams said. The authorities are still there.
CANTON, Miss. –
Madison County authorities surrounded the Relax Inn hotel in Canton.
It started late on Saturday afternoon directly at the Canton exit. The Madison County Sheriff’s Deputies and other authorities were monitoring this hotel.
A Madison County spokesman said the suspect was dead. The suspect allegedly murdered the mother of his children in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His name was not published by the authorities.
Guests who were directly below the suspect shared their experiences.
“I was in my room just relaxing and I was looking out the door because they were using the intercom and basically they were telling me to get out of the room because they were trying to get the guy upstairs beforehand, “said Christopher Vauthan, Relax Inn resident.
Vauthan said he had just woken up when he was evacuated around 11 a.m.
He and other staff and guests were relocated to the motel office building. A staff member next to the motel said he saw officers circling the area prior to the evacuation.
“He killed his wife in Arkansas. So he must have retired here, to this hotel. And they tried to get him out, he didn’t want to come and resisted, and in the end they killed him,” said Aijue Williams.
Both eyewitnesses recall hearing a series of shots around 5 p.m. Then they saw a covered corpse being brought out on a stretcher.
“At first it felt like I was in a movie or something because you never see it in person. I didn’t know what to expect, “said Vauthan, motel guest.
“I’ve heard of shootings, and all that you know regularly in Canton, you know Canton and Jackson. But in real life it’s a real experience like woah. You just saw getting shot a few hundred yards away, “Williams said.
The authorities are still on site.
