Mississippi deputies shoot suspect while executing search warrant at residence Monday

Published 1:19 pm Monday, January 27, 2020

Authorities shot a suspect Monday while trying to search a home in Clarksdale, Mississippi, sheriff’s officials said.

The Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the home shortly after 6:30 a.m., the sheriff’s office said in a news release posted on its Facebook page.

A suspect was shot and taken to a hospital by ambulance. Sheriff’s officials did not immediately release the suspect’s condition or provide additional details about the shooting.

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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is handling the probe, according to the release.