Six-hour standoff ends in death of Lowndes man
Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a Lowndes County man who apparently killed himself after a six-hour standoff with county deputies.
Strain: MBI investigation will be done ‘by the book’
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation’s probe of a June 3 officer-involved shooting in Starkville has not yet yielded charges against an injured Starkville man.
MBI completes Ricky Ball investigation
State authorities have completed an investigation into the police-involved shooting death of Ricky Ball in Columbus last October.
Authorities await autopsy in CPD shooting death
The autopsy of a 26-year-old man shot and killed by a Columbus Police Officer on Friday night is expected to be conducted today in Jackson, Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant said this morning.
Bond set for Dutch Village suspect
Bond has been set for the man involved in a Saturday night incident which injured a county Metro Narcotics agent and landed a Columbus police officer on leave pending investigation. Marvin Dale Kyles, 25, of 75 Glynis Road in Steens, was issued a $50,000 bond on the felony charge of aggravated assault on a police officer.
Officer on leave as MBI looks into Saturday-night shooting
There were few signs Monday afternoon of the Saturday-night shooting at the Dutch Village Shell station at the corner of Lehmberg Road and Highway 50 in Columbus. A foot-long segment of police tape dangled from a post on the Lehmberg side of the station, but otherwise, it was business as usual. For the Columbus Police Department and the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office though, Monday was a time to reflect on the incident, which resulted in a suspect being taken to the hospital, a metro narcotics agent being injured and a city police officer under investigation after firing his weapon.