Incident

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2-23-2025 Mississippi Terry 3-1

Location

February 23, 2025

15323 Midway Rd
Terry, Mississippi

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Deputy Martin Shields Jr
Age: 37
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Significant others - current or former
Name: Eric Brown
Age: 42
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Murder/Suicide
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
Domestic Violence
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person
Assault weapon (AR-15, AK-47, and ALL variants defined by law enforcement)

Notes

Hinds Co: Suspect shot and killed officer and injured estranged wife and her female friend in belongings pick-up; suspect died in standoff; suspect COD pending;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Rifle

Sources

URL: https://www.wlox.com/2025/02/24/deputy-shot-killed-after-responding-domestic-call-hinds-county/

URL: https://www.wjtv.com/news/local-news/swat-responds-to-very-serious-situation-in-terry/

URL: https://darkhorsepressnow.com/besides-hinds-county-deputy-wife-and-her-friend-shot-sunday-night/

URL: https://www.wapt.com/article/eric-brown-suspect-in-shooting-that-killed-hinds-county-deputy-martin-shields/63903460

URL: https://www.facebook.com/HindsCountySO/posts/pfbid0gbE19VvZ9TqDmNkdimQR7tddc42YHvS3kg9Cf3rzGtR54pQukr5dCSXzXTpKprjfl?__cft__[0]=AZUF24D0TYasArs-ShaV0fl1jbiEMQ9Do1ho0s0Nz_YI0bwKMk1hjymQHlcjRNipuLUTRd2-fY4iwbIr1r6DJ9X6Uzhv3ScxxVxCAYoePefcLMQIJ9vFYug9TV7om1S

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 29
State House District: 66