Willie Cory Godbolt, the man accused of killing eight people over the weekend, including a Lincoln County, MS, deputy sheriff, has been charged with capital murder and seven counts of first-degree murder.
Read More →It appears the deputy responded to a call at Lee Drive of a resident wanting the suspect removed from the property. Rushing said the deputy and three others were killed there. Two more people were shot and killed at a residence on Coopertown Road, he said. A third crime scene was located near where Godbolt was captured, according to reports.
Read More →A Lowndes County, MS, deputy has been wounded and a suspect is dead following a chase that ended with a shooting on Highway 82 on the east side of Columbus.
Read More →A robbery suspect in Mississippi was caught on camera headbutting a deputy on his way to court.
Read More →Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add firing squad, electrocution and gas chamber as execution methods in case a court blocks the use of lethal injection drugs.
Read More →After a nearly two-hour floor debate, the Mississippi Senate passed a "Blue Lives Matter" bill Thursday by 37-13, adding targeting of law enforcement and other first responders to the state hate crimes law.
Read More →Two DeSoto County (MS) Sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded Wednesday night in a gunfight with a carjacking suspect. The suspect was killed.
Read More →Jackson, MS, police were involved in a shootout between two men who stole a black 2016 Chevy Impala during a robbery at a south Jackson apartment complex earlier Wednesday evening, authorities said. One officer suffered minor injuries after being shot by the men.
Read More →A Long Beach, MS, police officer whose three-year-old daughter died in her patrol car over the weekend has been fired, along with a second officer connected to the death.
Read More →Two Long Beach, MS, police officers are on paid administrative leave after a child was left in a hot car and died shortly afterward Friday.
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