Mississippi authorities have released the name of a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Biloxi police officer.
Police told a news conference Monday evening that Darian Tawan Atkinson is wanted on a murder charge in the slaying of Patrolman Robert McKeithen. The officer was shot Sunday in a parking lot outside the Biloxi police station.
Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania said Atkinson remains at large and “is a genuine threat to this community.” Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson says investigators still don’t have a motive.
A police station surveillance camera took a picture of a man before the shooting death of McKeithen. Officers have appealed for help in arresting Atkinson, and a reward offer has risen to $35,000. Police were seen searching some apartments in the Biloxi area Monday.
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