Sunday, May 10, 2015

Two Mississippi Policemen Killed While On Duty

Saturday evening, two police officers were fatally shot in Hattiesburg, Mississippi during a traffic stop.  After the shooting, the suspects reportedly stole a police vehicle and used it to flea.  Three people have been arrested and charged with murder or accessory to murder.  The two officers were Liquori Tate, 25, who had been on the force less than a year, and Benjamin Deen, 34, who had been decorated for his K-9 work.  These men became the first Hattiesburg officers to be killed in the line of duty since the last day of 1984.

Read more at CBS News, CNN, The Clarion-Ledger and the Daily Mail.

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