Guest guest Posted December 28, 2001 Report Share Posted December 28, 2001 Anyone know anything more about this? Prentiss, MS (AP) A law officer who was the son of the local police chief was shot and killed during a drug raid, and a suspect was in custody Thursday, authorities said. Cory Maye, 21, will be charged with capital murder in the death of Officer Ron , District Attorney Buddy Mc said. was shot Wednesday night as he entered the back door of Maye's home, where he and other officers were trying to serve search warrants, authorities said. was weraring a bullet-proof vest, but he was struck just below it, in the abdomen, Mayor Charley Dumas said. , 29, was the son of Prentiss Police Chief . The department has five officers. McCullum said two others were taken into custody along with Maye. One, a juvenile, was released. The other was still being held at the Jefferson County Jail. Authorities said was shot while he and other officers, including members of a southern Mississippi drug task force, were trying to execute a search warrant. The Sheriff's Department did not say what the officers were searching for or whether Maye himself is a suspect in the probe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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