(Reuters) - Two police officers were shot and killed in a southern Mississippi town during a gunfight with a 25-year-old man before dawn on Saturday, officials said. It was not immediately clear what led to the exchange of gunfire between the officers and the suspect. / Reuters Patrolman James White, 35, and Corporal Zach Moak, 31, were killed in a shootout with a suspect on Saturday, authorities said. The 25-year-old suspect, Marquis Aaron Flowers, who lives near the house where the shooting took place, was wounded in the gunfight and later taken to a Jackson hospital. / Reuters Suspect Marquis Aaron Flowers, 25, who lives near the house where the shooting took place, was wounded in the gunfight and taken to a hospital.

Source: Huffington Post September 30, 2018 14:37 UTC