Two Mississippi police officers were shot to death Wednesday while responding to a welfare check and the woman suspected of opening fire on authorities was also killed.
Amy Anderson, 43, was sitting in a parked car with a minor girl in the parking lot of a Motel 6 when Bay St. Louis Police Department officers Branden Estorffe, 23, and Steven Robin, of 34, responded to the scene around 4:30 p.m., the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said.
The officers spoke with Anderson for 30 minutes, during which time a child protective services officer was called. At some point, Anderson opened fire on the officers, striking them both, authorities said.
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Bay St. Louis police officers Steven Robin, 34, and Branden Estorffe, 23, were shot to death Wednesday by a woman who also died, authorities said.
(Bay St. Louis Police Department)
Robin died in the parking lot. Estorffe was taken to a hospital where he died. Anderson died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
“A tragedy occurred here in the city of Bay St. Louis today when the lives of two of our best officers were taken,” said Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz.
Authorities did not say what happened to the girl inside the parked vehicle.
“I am heartbroken by this terrible loss of two brave law enforcement officers. I pray for his family, friends, his fellow officers and the entire Bay St. Louis community,” said Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves. “Every day in Mississippi, our law enforcement members risk their lives in constant and repeated acts of selfless sacrifice for their community. They are a key reason the rest of us can live our lives safely and freely. They are the thin blue line.”
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Police said more information will be released at a news conference on Thursday morning.
