As Twitchy reported late last night, two young police officers from the Hattiesburg, Miss., police department were shot and murdered in cold blood after a traffic stop.
Three suspects have now been caught and charged: Marvin Banks, Curtis Banks, and Joanie Holloway.
Marvin Banks is said to be the alleged shooter in the incident that took the lives of 2 HPD officers. #WDAM pic.twitter.com/gepfzY4nkL
— Ryan Moore (@RyanMooreMS) May 10, 2015
Joanie Calloway, charged with 2 counts of capital murder in connection to shooting death of 2 HPD officers. #WDAM pic.twitter.com/syX9rLjuSr
— Ryan Moore (@RyanMooreMS) May 10, 2015
Curtis Banks charged with 2 counts of accessory after the fact of capital murder in shooting death of 2 officers pic.twitter.com/kAsBN1uoMh
— Ryan Moore (@RyanMooreMS) May 10, 2015
Tributes to the slain cops, Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate, continue to pour in.
Official Photos of Our Two Fallen Heroes, Killed last night in MS. Benjamin J. Deen, 34,(L) and Liquori Tate, 25 (R) pic.twitter.com/DkTW8iZW1q
— Blue Alert (@BlueAlertUs) May 10, 2015
Officer Benjamin Deen & Officer Liquori Tate. The latest casualties in America's war on its policing profession. pic.twitter.com/A8A6DRfJ40
— Colorado FOP (@ColoradoFOP) May 10, 2015
RIP Police Officer Benjamin Deen, Hattiesburg (MS) Police Department. http://t.co/ltcKw7URWE pic.twitter.com/a9aEZyuXnw
— NLEOMF (@NLEOMF) May 10, 2015
RIP Police Officer Liquori Tate, Hattiesburg (MS) Police Department. http://t.co/mMvkAWy0zR pic.twitter.com/EB2k5NaGBo
— NLEOMF (@NLEOMF) May 10, 2015
25 yr old PO Liquori Tate died doing the job he loved. Heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/6YA4vpWhCk
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) May 10, 2015
HPD officer Benjamin Deen received the Officer of the Year Award in June 2012. #PRAY4HPD pic.twitter.com/wPsxnlMvR2
— Vanessa Pacheco (@VaneDiane) May 10, 2015
RIP Ofc Liquori Tate
DONATE Memorial 4 Officer Tate's family ~~~~http://t.co/uEp6iC3iKapic.twitter.com/VZixmBkBi9— Officer Down US (@OfficerDownUS) May 10, 2015
Fair winds, following seas, and God's most divine grace for fallen Hattiesburg Officers Ben Deen and Liquori Tate…pic.twitter.com/NKhYRc0pwJ
— Venator (@MaxVenator) May 10, 2015