Canton family wants answers after man killed in shooting

CANTON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – A Canton family wants answers after the shooting death of a loved one.

Canton police said Booker T. Henry was shot early Sunday morning in the LC Greenwood and Walnut Street area. They said he was taken to Madison Merit Health by a private vehicle and died from his injuries.

Canton police investigate three weekend shootings, including homicide

“He don’t bother anybody. He was a good guy. He didn’t even live here. He came down here to be with his family. They was having a little get together here in Canton, and him getting ready to leave. He stopped, and he got killed. He was drug to the hospital at the door and dropped off,” said Ronda Ratliff Henry, Henry’s mother.

The family said there wasn’t any surveillance video of the incident.

Later the same day, police said Henry’s brother, Darrion Henry, and another man were both shot in the leg on MLK Drive near George Washington Street.

The family wants anyone with information about the shootings to come forward. Anyone with information about the shootings can contact the Canton Police Department.

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