National Guard mourns soldier lost in shooting

The Mississippi National Guard is dealing with the loss of one of its own active guard service members Sgt.

Stephen Matory of Jackson.

- - - - the mississippi national guard- is dealing with the loss of one- of- its own active guard service- members, sgt.

Stephen matory- of jackson.

- jackson police department - confirmed that matory was an- innocent bystander and the- victim of a fatal shooting at - summer park apartments on - chadwick drive just after 6 a.m- this morning.

- sgt.

Matory was a professional- soldier, serving as a - transportation management - coordinator assigned to echo- company, 2/20th in the special- forces airborne group.- matory earned the army- achievement medal, national - defense service medal, army - service ribbon, and the - parachutist badge.- sgt.

Matory was 24 years old.

- circumstances surrounding his - death are currently under - investigation by the jackson- police