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Carlos Collins

Age : 25

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 04/09/2024

Location : Tapestry Northridge Apartments on Parkway Drive

City : Jackson

County : Hinds

State : Mississippi

Agency : Jackson Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Civilian killed by former police officer

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/09/2024, Carlos Collins was inside his North Jackson apartment when former Jackson police officer Marcus Johnson arrived and confronted him despite an active history of domestic conflict and a protection order filed by Collins. Johnson attacked Collins with an axe, striking him multiple times including blows to the head, and the struggle spilled into the apartment hallway where Collins attempted to seek help from neighbors. Johnson then shot Collins at least fifteen times at close range, killing him. Collins, a registered nurse at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center described by family as a gentle and supportive presence, died at the scene. Prosecutors documented stalking behavior leading up to the killing and recovered the weapon later pawned by Johnson. Johnson fled, led law enforcement on a multi state chase, and was captured in Louisiana. A Hinds County jury convicted him of first degree murder in 2026 after rejecting his self defense claim.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlbt.com/2026/02/12/trial-resumes-case-former-jpd-officer-accused-killing-man-with-ax-gun/
https://www.wlbt.com/2026/02/11/former-jpd-officer-trial-brutal-killing-using-an-axe-handgun/
https://www.wlbt.com/2026/02/11/state-rests-case-trial-former-jpd-officer-accused-brutally-killing-nurse/
https://www.wdam.com/2026/02/12/trial-resumes-case-former-jpd-officer-accused-killing-man-with-ax-gun/