National Guard mourns soldier lost in shooting
The Mississippi National Guard is dealing with the loss of one of its own active guard service members Sgt. Stephen Matory of Jackson.
Jackson Police Department confirmed that Matory was an innocent bystander and the victim of a fatal shooting at Summer Park Apartments on Chadwick Drive just after 6 a.m. this morning.
Sgt. Matory was a professional soldier, serving as a transportation management coordinator assigned to Echo Company, 2/20th in the Special Forces Airborne Group.
Matory earned the Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and the Parachutist Badge.
Sgt. Matory was 24-years-old.
The circumstances surrounding his death are currently under investigation by the Jackson Police Department.
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