As Mayor DuPree said tonight, if you are the praying kind, lift #Hattiesburg police, friends, family and city up in prayer.
— Margaret Ann Morgan (@Margaret_AnnM) May 10, 2015
Two Hattiesburg, Miss., police officers who were shot late Saturday night have both died of their injuries.
2 police officers shot and killed in Hattiesburg, Miss. http://t.co/AJ0AGPlNye
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) May 10, 2015
BREAKING: Both Hattiesburg officers have died http://t.co/dGr9WHPQ0H via @clarionledger
— Judy Meredith (@judyameredith) May 10, 2015
The Clarion-Ledger reports that the two officers, who have not been named, were on a routine traffic stop near East Fourth and Bouie streets around 8 p.m. when they were shot. The two officers were confirmed dead at Forrest General Hospital.
Curtis and Marvin Banks have been named as suspects.
#BREAKING: Curtis & Marvin Banks Wanted For Murder of 2 Hattiesburg Officers http://t.co/J4ZdkXr0Pt pic.twitter.com/tkHqKxhrvQ
— AlwaysActions (@AlwaysActions) May 10, 2015
Please say a prayer for my brothers and sisters at the Hattiesburg Police Dept in MS. 2 officers gunned down tonight. #MyLifeMatters
— Zach (@zachery204) May 10, 2015
Praying for Hattiesburg and the two officers' families tonight. It's a crazy world we live in.
— Tyler Harris (@tyler_harris4) May 10, 2015
Sad news. Just learned two police officers have been shot and killed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. http://t.co/gKJzuvUfyQ
— Crime Stoppers News (@CrimeStopBooks) May 10, 2015
To the multiple agencies searching for the coward that killed 2 Hattiesburg Police Officers, may your search end safely&swiftly. God Bless.
— Mobile Traffic (@MobileALTraffic) May 10, 2015
Hoping the murder(s) in #Hattiesburg find their justice swift and that it is to the fullest extent of the law. #OneMississippi
— Frank Corder (@frankcorder) May 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/eddiewynn7/status/597254088959664128
For the two police officers murdered in Hattiesburg, MS tonight. pic.twitter.com/muZGMNukvu
— Chris (@TheRealCBlakely) May 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/MetricButtload/status/597258118695759873
Civility begs me to wait for due process if these cop killers in Hattiesburg are caught but then again I am human..only human.
The End.
— Wayne Dupree ?? (@WayneDupreeShow) May 10, 2015
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and officers of Hattiesburg, MS. Two officers killed in the line of duty. #thinblueline
— MHP New Albany (@MHPTroopF) May 10, 2015
CONDOLENCES: To the Hattiesburg Mississippi Police Department after the murder of two of their officers tonight. pic.twitter.com/r3ppCOaeJQ
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) May 10, 2015
Two Hattiesburg, MS Officers were gunned down tonight. Grief cannot describe our thoughts. #BeSafe pic.twitter.com/SWf4toF2HM
— La Vista Police (@lavistapolice) May 10, 2015
My thoughts and prayers are with the #Hattiesburg PD after 2 #policeofficers were gunned down tonight. @BlueAlertUs pic.twitter.com/iF3R3KYw93
— Lt. Andy Norris ??? (@LtAndyNorris) May 10, 2015
Our thoughts and prayers are with the @HattiesburgPD: http://t.co/QunRYBoMnj #RIP #NationalPoliceWeek
— Oklahoma Co. Sheriff (@OkCountySheriff) May 10, 2015
Both Hattiesburg Police Officers have died. Terrible. Prayers to the entire community and families.
— Oxford Police Dept (@OxfordPolice) May 10, 2015
In a city as amazing as Hattiesburg, this is an unfathomable tragedy. Everyone in our community feels this tonight.
— Toby Barker (@toby_barker) May 10, 2015
Please keep Hattiesburg police and their families in your prayers. These are my friends, in the city I cover daily. They need prayers.
— Ryan Moore (@RyanMooreMS) May 10, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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