Breitbart Dante Marquez Bender, 31, was arrested on Friday in connection with the killing of police officer Kennis Croom, 30, on Thursday, according to officials and reports.
The shooting occurred in Meridian, Mississippi, at 5:36 p.m, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) said in a public statement. Croom, an officer with the Meridian Police Department (MPD), was responding to a domestic violence call when he was shot, and the next officer on the scene found Croom down, the Associated Press (AP)Â reported.
Croom âwas shot once in the head and five times in the chest,â per a county coroner, WJTVÂ reported.
âA woman believed to be Benderâs girlfriend or fiancĂ©e, Brittany Jones, also was found dead at the scene,â according to the AP. WTOK noted that she was pregnant.
The MBI issued a blue alert for Bender following the shooting that stated he was last seen in the 2400 block of 51st avenue but canceled the alert Friday, noting that he was in custody…
