Taylonn Cook, age 9

Lost to gun violence on January 9, 2023 in Jonestown, Mississippi.

Photo sources:

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260831961/taylonn_d-cook

News sources:

• Incident | Gun Violence Archive
• Jan 9: https://www.knoe.com: Man charged with murder after 2 children found shot to death, another held at gunpoint
• https://lawandcrime.com/crime/he-put-a-pillow-over-her-head-and-shot-her-two-young-children-shot-to-death-following-hostage-situation-in-mississippi-apartment-suspect-arrested/
• MEAWW Entertainment: Marquez Griffin: Mississippi man, 25, shoots dead two children, aged 1 and 9, in hostage situation
• https://people.com/crime/girl-and-boy-fatally-shot-hostage-situation-allegedly-mothers-friend/
• Facebook
• Jan 10: https://www.actionnews5.com: Coahoma County Grandmother heartbroken over granddaughter’s killing
• Jan 10: New York Post: Baby girl, 9-year-old boy shot dead during Mississippi hostage situation
• https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/2-children-1-year-old-killed-jonestown-mississippi-coahoma-sheriff/522-4fdeeb0e-db2f-4938-859d-dcb0ee39f8f7
• https://wreg.com/news/mid-south/1-year-old-9-year-old-killed-in-coahoma-county-shooting/

Also killed was:

• Averi Jones, age 1

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Jonestown, MS - April 13, 2018
• Jonestown, MS - May 29, 2016