The Mississippi Department of Public Safety released more information on how Dr. Amy Anderson killed two Bay St. Louis police officers. The press release states:
At approximately 2:30 a.m., Amy Anderson and her minor child arrived and checked in at the Motel 6 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Around 3:35 a.m., the front desk manager at the Motel 6 called 911 stating that a guest by the name of Amy Anderson requested 911 be called and that the guest sounded distressed.
At 3:38 a.m., Officer Branden Estorffe arrived, and a minute later Sergeant Steven Robin also arrived on scene at the Motel 6.
Officers spent approximately 40 minutes interacting with Amy Anderson and her minor child. Anderson advised the officers that she was in fear for her life and that she was being followed by a white pick-up truck. The interactions with Anderson and her minor child occurred both inside and outside of their motel room, during which time the officers took statements, gathered information, and investigated allegations made by Anderson. Sergeant Robin and Officer Estorffe made the decision to contact child protective services due to concerns for the safety of the minor child. Anderson and her minor child began loading their vehicle and advised the officers they were going to leave the Motel 6.
At approximately 4:19 a.m., Amy Anderson, while seated in the driver’s seat of her vehicle, fired one shot killing Sergeant Robin who was standing at the driver’s side door. Officer Estorffe, who was on the phone with the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services, immediately returned to Anderson’s vehicle. As Estorffe approached the vehicle, Anderson and Estorffe exchanged rounds resulting in fatal injuries to both individuals. The minor child did not receive any physical injuries during the incident.
“This is a very tragic situation,” said Commissioner Sean Tindell. “It is my opinion that Officer Estorffe and Sergeant Robin’s concerns for the safety of the minor child were well-founded and based upon the mental state of Mrs. Anderson their heroic actions very well may have saved the lives of others.”
This continues to be an open and ongoing investigation. Upon completion of this investigation,
additional details will be made public.
11 comments:
Perhaps that child will have a chance now. So many others won't. Condolences to the families of those officers, both heroically just doing their jobs.
Such a sad situation. So many families affected by this tragedy. The perp was obviously under a ton of stress.
I have no knowledge of the perp's stress level, 7:34, but I'm willing to bet the two officers had given thought earlier that day to ending a shift and doing some Christmas shopping this week.
Perpetrator has hotel management call the police because someone was stalking her, so the cops call child services, one of the most evil institutions America has going right now?
If she was under a ton of stress, it would be interesting to know if the mental health issues started before, or after, the events involving her former husband who is now incarcerated because of his actions involving one of her other children. I am certainly not condoning her actions in killing the officers, but PTSD is real and if she believed someone was coming after her and her youngest child, who knows what thoughts were going through her mind.
"Perpetrator has hotel management call the police because someone was stalking her, so the cops call child services, one of the most evil institutions America has going right now?"
December 18, 2022 at 12:59 PM
You're seeing it, maybe, like I'm seeing it. The poor woman was terrified, by SOMETHING, to the point where she'd fled her home. Who, at such a moment, would NOT be in a visibly agitated state?
The police, on the other hand, were following "procedures". The Columbine Massacre was worse than it had to be, because police were following "procedures". The Petit family in Connecticut, years back, died unspeakable deaths, because police, for HOURS, were safely barricaded at the end of the block: in accordance with "procedures". The Uvalde, Texas tragedy was largely the result of "procedures".
Here, the unfortunate policemen died, probably, because the "procedures" they had been taught, required them to turn the poor child over to CPS, because they'd been TAUGHT to do so, if the mother was displaying this or that sign of panic or agitation or whatever. The mother KNEW what happens to little girls taken by CPS. She was not going to let that happen to her child. She was backed into a corner. She acted irrationally.
That's 'Fight or Flight' response. Flight was BLOCKED. So, she fought. This, far too often, is what happens when "procedures" clash with REALITY.
4:18 - On the other hand, professor, she might have been strung out on drugs. A toxicology report will determine that. And if she was, YOU will find a way to make that the fault of society.
She was a doctor?
CPS is NOT the enemy. They have enough kids in custody. They don't want to take any more into custody unless absolutely necessary. Quit pitching that narrative.
This tragic event was all based on subjective narrative alone. Where is the objective evidence? That is the problem with LEOs and CPS -a narrative without any actual evidence. If this was a parent that was truly harming a child there shouldn’t be just narrative alone. By the way CPS, the county, and the state receive federal funds for taking “removing” children from their parents. Expense to taxpayers. The ultimate payer is the traumatized child.
There is bodycam video of it all. The investigation is ongoing so it will be awhile before that video is released, if it ever is.
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