Noxubee County man charged with shooting at Tuscaloosa police
A man wanted in Columbus and Macon has been charged with multiple counts of attempted murder in Alabama after Tuscaloosa police say he shot at multiple officers at an apartment complex.
Devonte Lavon Farmer, 20, of Noxubee County, was arrested for three counts of attempted murder Monday, according to area law enforcement.
Lovers’ spat turns into shootout
Columbus police investigators believe a couple’s lovers’ spat Saturday morning turned into a shootout.
Police make arrests in ongoing Southside violence
For roughly six weeks an area in the Southside of Columbus has been the scene of multiple shootouts.
2 men die in Friday Aberdeen shootout
Two men are dead following a domestic dispute Friday near Aberdeen.
Robbers’ families say police acted appropriately
The families of two slain bank robbery suspects said Friday that police in the Northern California city of Stockton acted appropriately when they engaged in a gunbattle with their sons.
Robbery violence led cops to fire despite hostage
Misty Holt-Singh planned to be gone for just a few minutes when she stepped into her local bank. Instead, she became the victim of three robbers who had gone there, too, planning to take both money and hostages.
Police ask to give sick leave to wounded officer
Tupelo police want to donate unused sick leave to the officer who was wounded during a deadly bank robbery.
Death of Phoenix bank robber described in 911 call
A caller told an emergency dispatcher that a masked man raced into a Phoenix bank and then calmly described how police gunned down the suspect minutes later as he fled with a bag of cash.
“They’re shooting, they’re shooting,” the 911 caller said. Ten seconds later: “One guy down. He’s down.”
Wanted Tupelo bank robber killed after robbery in Phoenix
The Secret Service says that the man authorities have linked to a three-state bank robbery spree, the killing of one Mississippi police officer, and wounding of another was arrested in 2010 after being accused of making online threats against the president.
Crowds turn out to support fallen Tupelo officer
There was a massive showing of support Friday for the family of deceased Tupelo Police Sgt. Kevin “Gale” Stauffer, who was shot and killed by a fleeing suspect when responding to a bank robbery on Monday.
Our view: As we grieve for our neighbors, we wait for answers
It happened 70 miles to the north, yet the tragic event that played out in Tupelo Monday hit far closer to home than that.
Around 3 p.m. Monday, a pair of Tupelo Police Department officers were gunned down in a shootout after responding to a robbery call in a busy area of town.
One Tupelo officer killed, another critical
A Tupelo police officer remains hospitalized after a shooting that killed 38-year-old Cpl. Gale Stauffer.
Questions persist about SWAT standoff death of man, 107
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — When the time came to move 107-year-old Monroe Isadore to a new home, police say he resisted and barricaded himself inside.
Shootout at East Columbus store ends with two at the hospital
An armed robbery attempt turned into a shootout at an East Columbus convenience store, and two were people transported to the hospital.