JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A man killed Monday in Jackson was linked to the 2022 fatal shooting of a nine-year-old girl.

Jackson police have confirmed the victim of a Nov. 4 shooting in the 3500 block of Bowers Street as Tristan Kimes.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

On October 2, 2023, Kimes was sentenced to 18 months in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections on a charge of child neglect.

The sentence was part of a plea deal after Kimes pleaded guilty to giving a gun to nine-year-old Lily Bracey.

According to police, Bracey had just returned home from school when she was shot. Kimes was believed to have given the girl the gun to play with. He was originally charged with contributing to the neglect or delinquency of a child, tampering with evidence, possession of a stolen firearm and felony abuse/battery of a child.

It was unclear how long Kimes had been in MDOC custody.

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