The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) has been brought in to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Olive Branch that has left one person dead.
Olive Branch officers were called on Monday morning to serve a search warrant connected to two counts of child pornography. The person involved had recently moved to the area of 9142 Railroad Avenue from out-of-state, police said.
An Olive Branch Police squad car blocks Railroad Avenue near where an officer-involved shooting took place the morning of Monday, Sept. 16. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)
When officers arrived to serve the warrant, however, the suspect opened fire on them and the officers returned fire. The suspect died at the scene and the involved police officers were not hurt.
As in all officer-involved shooting incidents in Mississippi, the MBI has been called in to investigate the shooting, which is now considered active and ongoing.
Later Monday afternoon, the MBI confirmed the victim as Mark Miller, age 68.
Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.
