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Two police officers were fatally shot during a traffic stop in the southern Mississippi city of Hattiesburg, prompting a statewide manhunt early Sunday for two suspects, authorities said.
From early reports, a Hattiesburg officer had stopped a 2000 Gold Cadillac Escalade about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, a second officer arrived to help him and shots were fired.
The shooting occurred near an area of apartment houses and that officers told people immediately afterward to take shelter while they searched for two suspects.
Both officers died of their injuries at a hospital. Both suspects identified as 26-year-old Curtis Banks and his 29-year-old brother, Marvin Banks were arrested in the early Sunday morning hours.
A female was taken into custody as well. The female’s identity has not been released.
A Hattiesburg Police Department spokesman, stated the officers who died were 34-year-old Benjamin Deen and 25-year-old Liquori Tate. Local reports identified Deen as a past department “Officer of the Year” and Tate as a newcomer to the force.
This incident is still under investigation.
These were reported to be the first deaths on the Hattiesburg police force in three decades.
PRAYERS FOR THE FAMILIES OF THESE TWO OFFICERS AS WELL AS THEIR COWORKERS AND THE CITY OF HATTIESBURG!!!
