Police: Motorcyclist opens fire on officers conducting traffic stop on Mississippi highway

Published 9:39 am Monday, March 11, 2024

Authorities are looking for a motorcyclist who opened fire on Mississippi police officers during an early morning traffic stop.

WREG in Memphis reports that the incident occurred shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Highway 302 near Craft-Goodman Frontage Road.

A motorcyclist fired upon Olive Branch officers who were conducting a traffic stop on the highway.

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The unknown person on the motorcycle reportedly approached the traffic stop and began yelling at officers before leaving the scene and heading west on Highway 302.

The motorcyclist then reportedly made a U-turn and opened fire on officers. One officer reportedly returned fire.

Police describe the suspect as being a male, possibly in his mid-thirties, with a beard, mustache, and sandy brown hair.

No officers were injured in the incident, and the suspect is still at large.