Dashcam footage shows a driver avoiding a shootout in Mississippi
Viral dashcam footage of the moment a driver came within meters of a shootout in broad daylight in Jackson, Mississippi, has prompted an investigation by the Jackson Police Department. Credit: Quincy Taylor via Storyful
A startling dashcam video has captured the moment a driver encountered a shootout in broad daylight in Jackson, Mississippi.
Footage of the incident, which is now being investigated by the Jackson Police Department, begins with a driver making a right turn at an intersection and approaching a gas station.
Multiple gunshots can then be heard – including automatic fire – as a gray sedan with a shooter hanging out of its rear passenger side window is seen making a U-turn in front of the vehicle.
"Oh my goodness, a shootout over here!" the driver says as the shooter appears to be pointing their weapon toward the gas station.
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A shooter is seen hanging out of a window during a gunfight that erupted in Jackson, Mississippi. (Quincy Taylor via Storyful)
The video ends with the driver backing away from the scene.
The Jackson Police Department said in a statement obtained by the Darkhorse Press news website that the shooting on Adkins Blvd. near I-55 Frontage Road did not happen recently, but an investigation is ongoing.
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The clip ends with the car involved in the shooting making an illegal U-turn in the middle of a road. (Quincy Taylor via Storyful)
There were no reports of injuries in relation to the shooting, the website added.
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The shooter in the car involved in the incident in Jackson, Mississippi, appeared to be looking in the direction of a gas station. (Quincy Taylor via Storyful)
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The Jackson Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Fox News' Emmett Jones contributed to this report.