ESTABLISHED 1879 | COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI CDISPATCH.COM 75 ¢ NEWSSTAND | 40 ¢ HOME DELIVERY TUESDAY | JULY 23, 2019 Cameras, earlier close time possible at Propst phen Jones said or provide policies for renting Councilman Mickens: ‘Nothing good happens after midnight’ no cameras are parks facilities. Likewise, Pub- BY MARY POLLITZ a fight broke out in the building. “I don’t know the total pro- installed at the lic Information Officer Joe Dil-
[email protected] The fight continued outside in cedures, but midnight is a little activities center lon did not provide rental policy the parking lot, where shots late,” Mickens said. “Personally, currently and information to The Dispatch by City officials plan to increase were fired into a crowd and end- I think we should shut it down elsewhere. press time. police presence and security at ed with the death of 16-year-old by 10 p.m. We need to be gone “We’re look- Police Chief Fred Shelton did all city facilities in wake of Sat- ing into getting not provide further comment on Arykah Patrice White. and out of there by then. (Coun- Mickens urday night’s fatal shooting at Two councilmen told The cilman Bill) Gavin has always cameras,” Jones the investigation Monday. How- Propst Park. Dispatch on Monday the city said nothing good happens af- said. “I think it’s long overdue. I ever, in a statement posted on Police officers were dis- needs to add security cameras ter midnight. I have a tendency think we need cameras, not just Facebook, Mayor Robert Smith patched to Propst Park shortly at the activities center.