Mississippi authorities are assisting in a nationwide manhunt for a man suspected of murder and aggravated assault in Rankin County.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department identified the suspect as Alex Bridges Deaton, 28.
The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department on Friday Feb. 24., at approximately 5 a.m., received a call from a woman saying she had been shot while jogging along Castlewoods Boulevard in Rankin County.
The victim told police a white male with facial hair driving a small white SUV shot her in the thigh from his driver’s window.
Less than an hour earlier, a call was received requesting a welfare check on a resident at Vineyards Apartments on Vine Drive near Castlewoods subdivision. Authorities found a 30-year-old female deceased inside the apartment.
The victim’s vehicle was missing and reported as a white 2012 GMC Arcadia SUV.
Deaton is the boyfriend of the deceased victim.
Deaton is believed to be still driving a white 2012 GMC Acadia bearing Mississippi Nurses Foundation tag number F396 NF.
He is described as a white male, five-feet, nine-inches tall, weighing 170 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.
Deaton is considered armed and extremely dangerous.
If anyone comes in contact with Deaton they should not attempt to engage him but contact local authorities or the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department at 601-825-1480, Crime Stoppers 601-355-8477, or Crime Stoppers on-line at www.P3tips.com.
A $2,500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Deaton.