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Multiple Police Agencies Respond to Shooting in Mississippi

According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, law enforcement officers were serving an arrest warrant on Hasheem Rutherford of Ripley for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, as well as breaking and entering.

October 25, 2018

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Mississippi Officer Loses Material Possessions in Tragic House Fire

An officer with the Wiggins (MS) Police Department and his fiancé had most of their possessions burned in a fire that ripped through their home on Sunday.

October 23, 2018

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Mississippi Oversight Group Suspends High School Band for 'Performance' Depicting Killing Police

In the wake of uproar over a controversial performance in which the Forest Hills (MS) High School marching band was seen simulating the murder of police officers, the band has reportedly been suspended from further activities by the Mississippi High School Sports Activities Association.

October 15, 2018

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Training School Teachers and Administrators to Respond to Active Killers

Very few people who get into teaching have the mental, emotional, or physical fortitude to use deadly force when under imminent threat. However, every teacher should receive some level of active shooter response training—everyone should have at least some idea of what to do in an attack.

October 12, 2018

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Mississippi High School Marching Band's "Halftime Show" Depicts Murders of Police Officers

Images of students from the Forest Hill (MS) High School marching band's performance during a game against Brookhaven High School depicting the murder of police officers surfaced over the weekend, causing widespread outrage.

October 8, 2018

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Suspect in Fatal Shooting of 2 Mississippi Officers Was Out on Bond

Marquis Flowers was out on bond when he was allegedly involved in the fatal shootings of two Brookhaven, MS, police officers early Saturday morning.

October 3, 2018

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Mississippi Governor Orders Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Fallen Officers

"State and American flags on public property will fly at half-staff from sunrise on October 2 until sunset on October 4, to mourn the loss of Brookhaven PD Officers James White and Zach Moak and MHP Trooper Josh Smith," the governor said in a Tweet. "Please continue to pray for the families of these men."

October 2, 2018

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Off-Duty Mississippi State Trooper Shot and Killed

Police responded at approximately 0045 hours on Sunday to reports of shots fired. Officers then discovered Trooper Kenneth Smith and Rickie Vick both suffering from gunshot wounds.

October 1, 2018

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Mississippi City Mourns 2 Officers Killed in Weekend Gunfight

Residents of a small Mississippi city held an evening candlelight vigil at police headquarters Sunday. The vigil was held for 35-year-old Officer James White and 31-year-old Corporal Zach Moak, who were killed early Saturday after responding to a call of shots fired.

October 1, 2018

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2 Mississippi Officers Killed in Shootout, Suspect in Custody

Patrolman James White, 35, and Cpl. Zach Moak, 31, were both taken to Kings Daughter's Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.

September 29, 2018

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Subject Brutally Beats Mississippi Dispatcher at Police Station

A Mississippi dispatcher was brutally beaten last week when a man showed up at the police department and attacked her, police said.

September 11, 2018

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Mississippi Pizza Parlor Sends Note of Thanks to Officers, Picks Up Their Tab

Sergeant Michael Burkett, Officer Jared McKinney, and Officer Brandon Zwick chose a Tony's Brick Oven Pizzeria in downtown Gulfport in part because it was so close to the PD where they were training.

August 30, 2018