MBI Handling Officer-Involved Shooting In Starkville

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation will assume control of the investigation of an officer-involved shooting in Starkville.

Starkville Police Cpl . Brandon Lovelady says he is only allowed to confirm the incident happened early Saturday morning, and that the MBI was quickly brought in to take over .

WCBI has contacted the state investigators and are waiting on more details, but our sources are providing an outline of the shooting.

Sources tell us that officers answered a shoplifting call at the Sprint Mart at Highway 12 and South Montgomery in the early morning hours on Saturday. Officers attempted to stop the fleeing suspect a short distance away.

When the chase came to an end on South Wedgewood, the driver attempted to run over patrolmen, forcing them to return fire — striking one person multiple times.

The injured suspect was flown to a Jackson hospital; their condition is unknown. There are no reports of injuries to the officers.

WCBI will have the latest on this developing story as it becomes available.