Hinds County, Mississippi, Sheriff Deputy Martin Shields, Jr. was killed Sunday at a domestic.Hinds County SO/Facebook
A Hinds County (Mississippi) Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Sunday evening while responding to a domestic call.
The slain deputy has been identified as 37-year-old Martin Shields, Jr.
Shields and an unidentified Hinds County deputy, were responding to a domestic call at a residence in Terry, Mississippi, when they came under fire, Fox News reports.
Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, said when Shields arrived at the scene, the suspect, 42-year-old Eric Brown, shot Shields, the Clarion Ledger reports.
Deputy Shields had been with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office for about nine months, but "his law enforcement career extends beyond being employed with the HCSO," the sheriff said. Memorial posts on social media showed previous employment with the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the Jackson Police Department.
Shields' father retired from HCSO as a captain, according to the Jackson Fallen Firefighters Memorial Foundation.
Brown was found dead in the home, HCSO said Monday.
According to Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, the suspect's wife and another woman were shot apparently by the suspect while trying to leave the scene. Jones said the women were taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for treatment. The women were last reported in stable condition.
