escalade for speeding a routine traffic stop. he noticed several people inside the car and immediately called for backup. that s when officer liquori tate arrived. moments later, shots were fired, and both officers were dead. dean was 34 years old. he was a member of the k-9 unit and a 2002 officer of the year. you see him right there. he leaves behind a wife and two children. liquori was just 25 years old, a rookie who had been on the force for less than a year. he had wanted to be a police officer ever since he was 4 years old. the mayor of hattiesburg, mississippi called the shootings a tragedy for the nation. this as a new fbi report shows just how deadly a police officer s job can be in this country. two families and a community in mourning. officers benjamin deen and liquori tate shot and killed after a routine traffic stop saturday turned deadly in mississippi. if i could say or face the
city in one evening. after that it didn t matter because the city was destroyed. that first evening they weren t allowed to do their job. they didn t bring in the right force. it was disgraceful. now these two people are just gunned down. by these two thugs. and i will say thugs. and they should get the death penalty. absolutely. you know what? i don t know they say it s not a deterrent. you know what? maybe it s not a deterrent. these two will not do anymore killing. i don t want to support them in prison. officer liquori tate s dream was to be a cop and revitalize the inner city neighborhood there and the black community. benjamin deen, he was previously officer of the year. so we lost two great cops. great young like brian moore. brian, you look at his
dream came true on june 11th just last year, 2014, because on that date, he proudly announced on facebook and i m going to quote him, i graduated the police academy today. i am now a police officer. i would like to thank god, the police academy, the police department, my family, friends and loved ones. today those loved ones are instead shattered but thankful for the man they knew as cocoa, called him the rock star. tate s mother sister and father spoke on new day. he always wanted to be a police officer since he was young. playing with police cars and xbox games and just having that protective spirit that has always been one of his dreams. lonnie, tell us what you want us all to know about liquori? well, he was we called him
when the other officers arrived. what happened between that moment and the moments gunshots have have started flying we have not been told by authorities. as you mentioned the attorney general loretta lynch did release a statement a while ago, i m going to read part of the statement, and in it she says the department of justice stands ready to offer any possible aid to the hattiesburg community as they investigate this appalling incident and we will continue to do all that we can to protect our officers across the country and support those that wear the badge. officer deen and tate were committed and courageous public officials dedicated to their community and devoted to their mission. they exemplify the very best that our country has to offer. ashleigh? alina machado reporting live for us, we will continue to follow that and get details on why and how this unfolded let us know. reporting live for us. you know, officer liquori tate s
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