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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