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MBI investigates fatal shooting involving Flowood police

WEATHER ALERTS, DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WAPT DOT COM. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A SHOOTING INVOLVING A POLICE OFFICER AT A FLOWOOD APARTMENT COMPLEX. ACCORDING TO THE MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, FLOWOOD POLICE OFFICERS RECEIVED A CALL THAT SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO BREAK INTO APARTMENTS NEAR PARK CIRCLE DRIVE. FLOWOOD POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT SHOT AT POLICE OFFICERS…AND THEY SHOT BACK…KILLING THE MAN. THE VICTIM WAS IDENTIFIED AS 27-YEAR-OLD PRESTON BANKS. SERGEANT SEAN HADDAKIN –

MBI investigates fatal shooting involving Flowood police

One person is dead after a shootout involving officers from the Flowood Police Department. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, officers from the Flowood Police Department received a call that someone was attempting to break into apartments near Park Circle Drive. When they arrived at the scene and approached the suspect, the suspect fired at the officers, according to the Flowood Police Department, and the officers returned fire, fatally striking the suspect. None of the officers were seriously injured in the shootout. The MBI is investigating.

One person was killed in a shooting involving officers from the Flowood Police Department.

According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, officers with the Flowood Police Department received a call that someone was attempting to break into apartments near Park Circle Drive.

When they arrived at the scene and approached the suspect, according to Flowood police, the suspect fired at officers and officers returned fire, fatally striking the suspect.

None of the officers were seriously injured in the shooting.

MBI investigated.