Over two years after the shooting death of Jackson State University student Jaylen Burns, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation has announced that four suspects have been taken into custody and charged.

MBI issued the announcement Friday and stated that since it took over the case last November, agents have worked diligently with local and federal law enforcement agencies and witnesses to arrest Marquis Scales, 24; Ziqua Amos, 21; Jamison Kelly Jr., 23; and Elisha Brown, 23.

Scales and Amos were each charged with murder while Kelly was charged with accessory after the fact and Brown with accessory after the fact and hindering prosecution. Kelly was initially arrested in November 2023 but released after a judge stated there was insufficient evidence at that point in time.

Burns was kil

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