Police are on the lookout for the man accused of killing Hinds County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant James Dotson Jr. over the weekend.

Dotson, 32, was killed after gunfire rang out at the 1700 block of Dorgan Street on Sunday night. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene. Since his passing, law enforcement officials have obtained a search warrant for Ladarien Tyrese Jones.

Jones is wanted for murder and auto theft. On Tuesday, Jackson police officers and Hinds County sheriff’s deputies recovered a gray 2020 Dodge Challenger in the parking lot of a local apartment complex. The vehicle, which reportedly belonged to Dotson, was towed to the state crime lab to be processed for evidence.

Authorities are continuing to investigate this case. Anyone with relevant information relating to Dotso

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