Biloxi, Miss. – Authorities in Mississippi searched intensely on Monday for a gunman who fatally shot a uniformed officer outside the Biloxi police station and…
Biloxi, Miss. – Authorities in Mississippi searched intensely on Monday for a gunman who fatally shot a uniformed officer outside the Biloxi police station and ran away.
It’s unclear what prompted the killing of Officer Robert McKeithen, a 23-year-veteran of the Biloxi police department who had been scheduled to retire this year. Biloxi Police Chief John Miller said police don’t know if he was targeted, or the victim of a random act.
“The animal that did this is still on the run,” Miller told reporters Monday morning. “We’re going to do everything within our power to bring him to justice for Robert and his family.”
Authorities say the man walked up to McKeithen in the station’s parking lot on Sunday night, shot him multiple times and then ran. Authorities released images showing a suspect wearing navy blue shorts, a black T-shirt, a red beanie cap and dark high-top sneakers.
