Residents mourning two officers killed in a weekend shootout in a small Mississippi city left roses, balloons and American flags at police headquarters Sunday and held an evening vigil in their memory. Zach Moak, 31, was held outside the Brookhaven Police Department where the officers had worked. Police Chief Kenneth Collins called residents to Sunday's vigil to honor these young men who gave their lives" serving the city of more than 12,000, located about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of the state capital of Jackson. The Brookhaven chief Collins has called White and Moak, both residents of Lincoln County, "heroes." Authorities said the gunman shot and killed seven other people in a killing spree in and around the Brookhaven area.

Source: ABC News September 30, 2018 18:14 UTC