Incident

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4-12-2019 Mississippi Byhalia 1-1

Location

April 12, 2019

Incident Address

Byhalia, Mississippi

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Deputy Daniel Tatum
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Randy Vaught
Age: 33
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
Drug involvement
Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )

Notes

Marshall Co, shot officer multiple times, then shot self, subject poss under influence of drugs

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://wreg.com/2019/04/12/authorities-marshall-county-deputy-shot-at-least-twice/

URL: http://www.wlbt.com/2019/04/13/marshall-county-deputy-injured-shooting-suspect-refusing-surrender/

URL: https://wreg.com/2019/04/13/suspect-who-shot-marshall-county-deputy-identified/

URL: http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2019/04/14/marshall-county-sheriff-speaks-out-after-deputy-involved-shooting-suspect-commits-suicide/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 19
State House District: 52