Attorney General’s Office Releases Findings On Officer-Involved Shootings

JACKSON, Miss. (DarkHorse Press) – The Office of the Attorney General announced it has completed the review of four incidents involving officer-involved shootings.

The four incidents are:

  1. February 3, 2023, incident in Okolona involving one investigator and four deputies with the Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office
  2. August 30, 2023, incident in Southaven involving one deputy with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office
  3. September 3, 2023, incident in Grenada involving one Master Sergeant with the Mississippi Highway Patrol
  4. March 10, 2024, incident in Perkinston involving one deputy with the Stone County Sheriff’s Office.

In all four incidents, the Attorney General’s Office found the use of force was justified.

Pursuant to Section 45-1-6 of the Mississippi Code, the reviews followed an investigation by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.

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