The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued the following statement.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on December 16th, 2022, at approximately 10:30 p.m. in Lamar County.
A Lamar County Deputy was in the area of 2460 Old Highway 24, Hattiesburg, Mississippi following a lead on an auto burglary. The deputy exited his vehicle and a subject shot him in the back. The deputy has been transported to a local hospital and is expected to make a full recover. The subject received no injuries and is in custody.
MBI is currently assessing this critical incident and gathering evidence. Upon completing their investigation, agents will share their findings with the Attorney General’s Office.
Kingfish note: The suspect is in custody. WDAM reported:
Troy Prenell Johnson, 22, was taken into custody by law enforcement to end an evening that started with a chase, went to another level with the wounding of Lamar County deputy Steve Pazos, and ended with multiple jurisdictions arriving on scene to aid in the search.
Johnson was apprehended in the 600 block of Burnt Ridge Road by the Lamar County Tactical Team shortly around 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
13 comments:
Glad the officer will be OK. Glad the suspect was caught. Hope he finds himself in Jail for a LONG TIME.
OK judicial system, please do your part. Lock him up for a long long time. There is no excuse for perpetuating gun violence.
Hopefully he tripped and fell a few times.
It would appear to some that the officer turned his back on the suspect.
The Officer was exiting his vehicle. Read the story! 5:07 PM
Hattiesburg address, but this incident happened in Oak Grove within two miles of one of Oak Grove's elementary schools and the Oak Grove Middle School.
It started when Lamar County deputies responded to an auto burglary in a nearby neighborhood. The deputies were pursuing the suspect, and the suspect shot one of the deputies.
After an extensive ground and aerial (drone and helicopter) search of the area, involving multiple law enforcement agencies, the suspect was located and taken into custody shortly before 1:00 a.m.
Well, 9:32...In which training class are applicants or officers taught to exit their vehicle with their backs to suspects or detainees?
The fact remains as stated by 5:07.
I'm sure you geniuses have it all figured out. The article says the officer was shot 'after he exited' the vehicle. In all likelihood, the officer wasn't aware of the suspect's location as he exited the vehicle, seeing as they were in search mode.
The suspect, took advantage of the officer's lack of knowledge, and ambushed the officer. Just how damn dumb are you people.
From some of the idiotic post on this board, some of you read “jump to conclusion, instead of jump to comment form”.
4:19; I think we have it now. Everybody is 'damn dumb' if they don't buy into your theory of event-reconstruction.
Kevlar vests protect front and back. Thank God for that!
4:19 - Re-read it. It does NOT say he was shot AFTER exiting the vehicle.
If the accused draws Judge Mozingo he'll end up spending a lot of time behind bars.
Tony Mozingo announced in October that he is stepping down from his Circuit Court judgeship to become executive director of Homes of Hope for Children. When Judge Mozingo made the announcement, he stated he hoped to be in the executive director position by January 1, 2023.
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