The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

Mississippi absentee ballot law harms voters with disabilities, lawsuit says

A lawsuit is seeking to block Mississippi’s new restrictions on absentee ballots

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Mississippi hostage-taker killed after fatally shooting officer in 8-hour standoff

A Mississippi police chief says two officers were shot, and one of them died, after a 22-year-old man took a woman hostage in a home

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

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Kiplinger · Jun 1, 2023

Who is Greg Capers, the Mississippi police officer who shot unarmed 11-year-old Aderrien Murry?

Indianola PD’s ‘Policeman of the Year’ has been placed on administrative leave after shooting Aderrien Murry

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

A boy, 11, called police in Mississippi. A cop shot him

Nakala Murry says her son doesn't understand what happened to him. "His words to me were: 'Why did he shoot me? What did I do?' "

WEKU · May 26, 2023

Mother of Mississippi boy, 11, shot by police shares fury as calls grow for bodycam release and officer firing

Aderrien Murry’s family attorney Carlos Moore said he was filing a federal civil lawsuit against the city of Indianola, the police chief and the officer involved

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

US family demands officer be charged for shooting 11-year-old who called 911

Aderrien Murry called Mississippi police after his mother was threatened by a man, and an officer seriously wounded him

The Guardian - US · May 26, 2023

Child Shot by Mississippi Cop After Calling 911 About Domestic Disturbance

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Reason · May 26, 2023

Body-cam footage shows indicted ex-police officers laughing at man who died in custody

Body-camera footage shows three former police officers who were indicted by a Mississippi grand jury laughing at a man who died in their custody

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023

Attorney demands firing of Mississippi police officer after 11-year-old boy is shot

An attorney says a Mississippi police officer who shot and wounded an 11-year-old Black boy in the child’s home should be fired

The Independent UK · May 25, 2023