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UPDATE: Suspect identified in deadly Jackson shooting

Joseph Gabriel O’Rourke has been charged with open murder, carrying a concealed weapon, and felony firearm possession — Jackson County Prosecutor
One dead after shooting in Jackson
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UPDATE (8:00 a.m. Thursday, May 22):

The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the suspect arrested in connection with the Downtown Jackson shooting last Friday that killed 22-year-old Omarion Flowers.

Officials say that Joseph Gabriel O’Rourke has been charged with open murder, carrying a concealed weapon, and felony firearm possession. The maximum possible penalty for open murder is up to life in prison.

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O'Rourke is being held without bond at the Jackson County Jail.

Jackson Police said the shooting happened on Friday just before 3:30 p.m. on Warwick Court.

According to police, the suspect was arrested in Blackman Township Monday evening.

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Police said they responded to a residence on Warwick Court just before 3:30 p.m.

Flowers was taken to the hospital, where he died, the police said in a press release.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Steven Brooks at 517-768-6432.

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