Incident near local hotel prompts heavy police presence
JACKSON, Tenn. — An overnight incident occurs near a local hotel.
According to information received from some of our WBBJ tipsters, an incident occurred in the area around the Econo Lodge located at 1890 US-45 Bypass.
The event required a large law enforcement presence including officers with Jackson Police Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol.
A news tipster also alerted us to someone being airlifted from an area nearby.
We have reached out to the Jackson Police Department, but were told due to an ongoing investigation that no details can be released at this time.
We were instructed to contact the office on Monday for further information.
A contact from THP confirmed that units responded to an incident but only in a support capacity, and that the case belongs to JPD.
Stay tuned to WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News on-air and online as we find out more information on the incident.
