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Two police officers are dead and a wounded suspect is in custody after a shootout early Saturday morning in a small Mississippi town.
Cpl. Zach Moak, 31, and Patrolman James White, 35, responded to a report of shots being fired about 5 a.m. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said there was an exchange of gunfire between the officers and Marquis Aaron Flowers, 25.
The article goes on to state the following:
The officers died at a hospital. Flowers, who has been convicted of burglary and has a history of leading officers on high-speed chases, is still hospitalized.
Reuters further reports:
Flowers’ medical condition was not immediately known and it was not clear if he had an attorney. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
The Brookhaven police chief did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Twitter called on people to pray for “the family and loved ones of these fallen heroes.”
*Two Heroes ran toward the gunfire together – and their lives were taken In The Line Of Duty* Rest In Peace Brookhaven Police Corporal Zach Moak, 31, and Patrolman James White, 35 – End Of Watch: September 29, 2018
read full story here: https://t.co/VKrPjeY2YB pic.twitter.com/kZxJxqLErp— True Blue Warriors (@TruBluWarriors) September 29, 2018
Public Safety Commissioner Marshall Fisher and the entire DPS family express our deepest sympathies to the families of Brookhaven Police Officers Zach Moak and James White who died in the line of duty today. pic.twitter.com/Lul6p0Zx8g
— MS DPS (@MissDPS) September 29, 2018
Let us all pray just now for the family and loved ones of these fallen heroes. May the Good Lord hold them in his everlasting arms. https://t.co/WMJKTJ13dP
— Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) September 29, 2018
The suspect, Marquis Aaron Flowers, 25, was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with the officers. https://t.co/XXMB2TSFOL
— Local 4 WDIV Detroit (@Local4News) September 29, 2018
Two police officers were killed in a shootout in Brookhaven, Mississippi, responding to a call about shots fired, a state official says https://t.co/yISXddkQnk pic.twitter.com/KhWJIpyBVD
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) September 29, 2018
Let us all pray just now for the family and loved ones of these fallen heroes. May the Good Lord hold them in his everlasting arms. https://t.co/WMJKTJ13dP
— Phil Bryant (@PhilBryantMS) September 29, 2018
Never forget
Memorial set up outside the Brookhaven Police Department honoring the officers. Citizens already paying tribute. #BrookhavenPolice #neverforget pic.twitter.com/3m92Q4X1DY— Kyle Simmons (@kscamop88) September 29, 2018
Two Brookhaven police officers were killed in a shootout early Saturday morning. Our Thoughts and Prayers are with the families and the BrookHaven Police Department. #BackTheBlue #LivePDNation 💙🙏 pic.twitter.com/SknKCPzH8I
— #LivePDNation (@LivePDNation) September 29, 2018
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Brookhaven Police Department and families of these heroes. Two police officers were killed in #LineOfDuty this morning. As a #ThinBlueLine family, we are here for the community and agencies in the surrounding areas. pic.twitter.com/m9DZV0Eg0V
— HCSOHonorGuard (@HCSOHonorGuard) September 29, 2018
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