Report: 2 police officers shot dead in Mississippi; suspects at large - CNN
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Police in Oxford, Mississippi, offer prayers for colleagues who they say died
Local CNN affiliate WDAM reports that police are seeking two suspects
Citing Forrest County Coroner Butch Benedict, CNN affiliate WDAM reported that the two died from their wounds. They had been taken to a local hospital.
Police are seeking two suspects who are at large, WDAM reported.
A police vehicle was used in fleeing. It was later found abandoned, WDAM reported.
Police in Oxford, Mississippi, sent out condolences in a tweet.
"Both Hattiesburg Police Officers have died. Terrible. Prayers to the entire community and families," it read.
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