Mississippi authorities are on a manhunt for a suspect who fatally shot a sheriff's deputy after grabbing the cop's gun while he was taken into custody. The Hinds County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet that Joaquin Steven Blackwell, 22, of Magee, Mississippi, is 'armed and dangerous' after having fatally shot a Simpson County Deputy Friday afternoon in Mendenhall, Mississippi. While the deputy was taking Blackwell into custody after the evaluation, he allegedly grabbed the deputy's gun while he was escorted back to the patrol car. Blackwell then supposedly shot the deputy and escaped into the woods. It's unclear why Blackwell had been taken into custody and how long he had been at the mental health facility or in custody.

Source: Daily Mail June 13, 2020 03:21 UTC