Report: Police chase in south Mississippi ends in murder-suicide

The suspect's car crashed near Bogue Chitto. | Source: WLBT

Updated - Canton Police investigator Terrance Ware later identified the suspect as 24-year-old Jamarquis Black, according to WLBT.

Posted: May 15, 2020 11:16 AM

Updated: May 15, 2020 12:38 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

CANTON, Miss. (WTVA) - Law enforcement officers chased a kidnapping suspect for close to an hour Friday morning, WLBT-TV in Jackson reported.

Police said the man from Canton was wanted for kidnapping.

Jamarquis Black | Source: Canton Police via WLBT-TV

Canton Police investigator Terrance Ware later identified the suspect as 24-year-old Jamarquis Black. He’s accused of kidnapping his girlfriend Darnesha Ratliff Thursday night and shooting her sister in the leg in the process.

He led officers from several law enforcement agencies on a chase, including Copiah County, Mississippi Highway Patrol, and Lincoln County.

It eventually ended when the suspect’s car crashed into a ditch on I-55 near Bogue Chitto. One source told the TV station Black killed himself and Ratliff.

According to WLBT, Black was recently arrested on domestic violence and aggravated stalking charges filed by his ex. He bonded out of jail Monday.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 309223

Reported Deaths: 7153

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Hinds	19989	411
Harrison	17590	303
Rankin	13388	277
Jackson	13169	243
Madison	9965	212
Lee	9900	170
Jones	8319	161
Forrest	7554	149
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Lincoln	3892	109
Hancock	3737	85
Leflore	3471	124
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Tate	3259	84
Pike	3226	105
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Cases: 522512

Reported Deaths: 10790

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Houston	10416	279
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Limestone	9862	148
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Lauderdale	9280	233
DeKalb	8762	183
Talladega	8127	173
Walker	7151	276
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Jackson	6762	110
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Colbert	6236	132
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Perry	1077	26
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