Two police officers were shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The two officers received a call for service at a Motel 6 on Highway 90, according to a news release from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. The officers encountered a woman who shot both officers before turning the gun on herself. One officer died on the scene and the second officer was taken to the hospital but later died. The Associated Press has the story:
2 officers slain in Mississippi; shooter also dead
Newslooks- BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP)
Two police officers in coastal Mississippi were shot and killed by a woman early Wednesday as they checked on a call at a motel, authorities said.
The woman killed herself after shooting the Bay St. Louis police officers at a Motel 6 in the city around 4:30 a.m., the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said in a statement. It was unclear why the officers were sent to the motel. The statement described it as a “call for service.”
No additional details were released by Mississippi Bureau of Investigation agents who are investigating the shooting.
No one answered the phone at the Bay St. Louis Police Department, and the mayor of the city of 10,000 people about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Biloxi did not return a phone message.
The governor offered condolences in a message on social media.
“I am heartbroken by this terrible loss of two brave law enforcement officers,” Gov. Tate Reeves posted on Twitter. “I am praying for their family, friends, their fellow officers, and the entire Bay St. Louis community.”
