Suspect Dead, Meridian Police Officer Shot In Late Night Shootout

Source: WTOK

MERIDIAN, MS (WTOK) –

Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler confirms one person was killed during a shooting incident involving a Meridian Police Officer.

It happened around 1:45 a.m. on Poplar Springs Drive near 36th Street.

Captain John Griffith says the Meridian Police Officer was shot multiple times, but did not sustain life-threatening injuries.

The Mississippi Bureau of Investigations will be handling this case.

We will provide more information as soon as it becomes available.

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