Starkville residents voice concerns about park shooting
Starkville city leaders met with residents on April 22, 2021 to discuss park safety after a shooting happened at McKee Park earlier in the week.
A meeting tonight allowed Starkville residents to voice their thoughts on safety issues at McKee Park, this after a shooting happened there recently while children were present.
Posted: Apr 22, 2021 9:29 PM
Updated: Apr 22, 2021 10:14 PM
Posted By: Brianna Bynum
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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) - A meeting tonight allowed Starkville residents to voice their thoughts on safety issues at McKee Park, this after a shooting happened there recently while children were present.
Dozens of people met at the park and voiced their concerns. Some residents said they want to see changes including a park curfew and a greater police presence.
Residents concerned about crowd size, violence at McKee Park Starkville city officials, led by Ward 2 Alderman Sandra Sistrunk, speak at a town hall meeting at McKee Park Thursday evening. Sistrunk presented both short-term and long-term plans for creating a safer environment in city parks. Tyler B. Jones/Dispatch Staff
Tytus Brown mentors kids at McKee Park every week through his mentorship program, Brothers Against Violence.
While he and his kids were not at the park Tuesday night when a drive-by shooting occurred just after 9 p.m., he said they had been there just a short hour prior. He said the situation upset him because he aims to prevent violence at the same place violence had occurred.