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MS Undersheriff Calls Out "Cowardly Punks" After 30 Rounds Fired at Officer's Home

Jenkins and his wife were at home at the time of the incident, but neither were injured, according to Jackson police. But the Jenkins’ living room and bedroom were destroyed, along with TVs, furnishings and memorabilia.

July 21, 2017

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Video: Outspoken MS Chief Says He's Being Forced Out By New Mayor

A lot of people loved Tchula, MS, Police Chief Kenneth Hampton's in-your-face way of policing. Obviously, some people probably didn't like that too much. He said he had been pressured to resign.

July 20, 2017

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MS K-9 Dies in Hot Patrol Vehicle

A Lauderdale County (MS) Sheriff’s Department K-9 died Sunday of heat exhaustion in a hot patrol vehicle.

July 5, 2017

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Sheriff's Deputy Among 8 Killed in MS Lauded as 'A Hero'

Nearly a thousand police officers, family members and others gathered Thursday for the funeral and burial of Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy William Durr.

June 2, 2017

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Suspect Faces Capital Murder Charge in Killing of MS Deputy, 7 Others

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.

May 31, 2017

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MS Deputy and 7 Others Killed, Suspect in Custody

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.

May 28, 2017

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MS Deputy Shot in Leg, Suspect Dead

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.

March 27, 2017

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Video: Suspect Headbutts, Breaks MS Deputy's Nose

A robbery suspect in Mississippi was caught on camera headbutting a deputy on his way to court.

February 15, 2017

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2 Deputies Shot, Suspect Killed in Mississippi

Two DeSoto County (MS) Sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded Wednesday night in a gunfight with a carjacking suspect. The suspect was killed.

January 26, 2017

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MS Officer Suffers "Minor" Wounds in Shootout with Car Theft Suspects

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.

December 29, 2016

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MS Officers Fired Over Death of Toddler in Hot Patrol Car

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.

October 6, 2016

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2 MS Officers on Leave After Toddler Dies in Hot Car

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.

October 4, 2016