A student was discovered dead at Jackson State University (JSU), with the Hinds County coroner spotted carrying a corpse into her SUV from the trunk of a car parked in a campus parking lot, which was subsequently proven to be that of a young guy who was shot to death. Flynn Brown was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound around 8 a.m. in a parking lot on campus. C.J. LeMaster of WLBT tweeted a snapshot of the situation as it occurred Friday afternoon. The photograph shows a section of the JSU parking lot taped off with yellow police tape, with the coroner vehicle visible.
BREAKING: One person found dead on the JSU campus, per what we’re seeing here. The Hinds Co. coroner just loaded a body into her SUV from a cordoned-off portion of a parking lot.
Very important: We do not know the cause/manner of death at this point. #wlbt pic.twitter.com/maK0aPFxm6
— C.J. LeMaster (@CJLeMaster) December 2, 2022
A student was detained, according to the parent, but there was no confirmation as of Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Jackson State University Campus Enforcement are investigating the murder on the university’s campus as a homicide. The incident occurred at 8:30 a.m. in a parking lot between Dixon Hall and Campbell College Suites.
JSU family, it is with a heavy heart that I confirm the death of a JSU student. The loss of a young person is always a devastating circumstance for our campus community. Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/jPktddkMql
— Thomas Hudson, J.D. (@JSUPrez) December 2, 2022
Flynn Brown played football in New Jersey at Mount Olive High School before going off to college. His former coach, Brian O’ Connor, announced his death on Twitter. After Brown graduated from high school in 2019, he played football for Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pennsylvania before beginning college at Jackson State in 2022. He did not play football for the school but had earned a roster spot on the team for the next season. – Steve Sijenyi
My daughter just called me and said they found a boy’s dead body in the trunk of another boy’s car on her college campus. The car was parked in front of her dorms. A young man has been arrested, but the students don’t have any info. This was at JSU.
— Aphrodite 🥀 (@BombshellCole) December 2, 2022
