2015 Hattiesburg Police Shootings

Deen stops a 2000 Gold Cadillac Escalade in an industrial part of the city at around 8:30 p.m. local time Saturday. Officer Tate arrives afterward to assist him, shots are fired, and both officers are wounded. Both officers die of their injuries at a hospital. The officers’ deaths are reportedly the first for the Hattiesburg police force in 30 years.