Three separate police shootings in Mississippi in 2022 were justified, the state Attorney General's Office said Tuesday. In one episode, a woman was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed ...

Mississippi Mississippi police officer fatally shot, ... Summit has a population of approximately 1,460 people and is about 75 miles south of the state's capital, Jackson.

Transparency about police violence in Mississippi — and across the country — is being stymied as law enforcement largely fails to report excessive use of force by officers for the second year ...

When Damien Cameron’s body arrived at the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office in August 2021, it bore all the signs of a police brutality case.

JACKSON – Mississippi lawmakers are advancing House Bill 855 to help police departments across the state retain officers by offering financial incentives. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jeffrey ...

Put your money where your mouth is. That is message from Jackson Police Chief James Davis after a shooting at a festival at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds more than a week ago prompted a call ...

A Mississippi grand jury decided officer Greg Capers of the Indianola Police Department, who shot an 11-year-old boy, won't face criminal charges.

A lack of state standards leaves Mississippi police and sheriff’s departments on their own to decide when to use stun guns, and many give officers a free hand. Skip to content Skip to site index.

The Mississippi police officer who wrongfully shot an 11-year-old after the boy called 911 for help has been suspended without pay effective immediately, according to a member of the Indianola ...