A Mississippi community is mourning the loss of a sheriff’s deputy after he was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call Sunday evening.
Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones identified the slain deputy as 37-year-old Martin Shields, Jr., in a Facebook post.
Shields had been with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office for about nine months, but “his law enforcement career extends beyond being employed with the HCSO,” the sheriff said. Memorial posts on social media showed previous employment with the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the Jackson Police Department.
Shields’ father retired from HCSO as a captain, according to the Jackson Fallen Firefighters Memorial Foundation.
Shields’ death marks the latest killing in a deadly weekend for law enforcement across the country.
Two Virginia Beach police officers died Saturday morning after they were both shot while conducting a traffic stop late Friday night.
In Pennsylvania, West York Borough Patrolman Andrew Duarte was shot and killed while responding to an active shooter at UPMC Memorial Hospital on Saturday morning.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones.
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