As the officers made their way to the area of the stolen vehicle, they were flagged down by another
"We believe this was an intentional and deliberate act," Toronto Chief James Ramer said.
Officer Kevin Apple and Officer Brian Stamps of the Pea Ridge Police Department heard a call about 11:30 a.m. Saturday to be on the lookout for an older model blue Jeep fleeing from Rogers police.
The officer, identified by authorities as Alexandra Harris, had stopped to assist state troopers at one of two accidents that happened late last night. When she stepped out of her vehicle, she was immediately struck and killed.
“Shots were fired,” Chief Richard Rand said. “K-9 was deployed, and the female was stopped.”
“I was looking in that kid[’s] eyes. I was like, ‘I don’t want to hurt this kid.’ I didn’t want to take nobody’s kid away from them,” Officer Ivory Morris said.
“The Mississippi Highway Patrol mourns the loss of Trooper John Harris,” said Colonel Randy Ginn. Harris was described as a passionate and dedicated public servant.
“Retired Sergeant John Burright passed away May 4, 2021, after a battle that started on September 4, 2001,” state police officials said.
A more serious charge, criminally negligent homicide, was dismissed by a judge as part of a sanction of the prosecution following a second mistrial in the case.
Officer Anastasios Tsakos was struck by a 2013 Volkswagen just before 2 a.m. Police said the driver, 32-year-old Jessica Beauvais, of Hempstead, NY, was intoxicated and had a suspended license.
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