Two police officers have been shot and killed in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.
The officers were responding to a call for service at the Motel 6 on Highway 90 when they encountered an armed woman.
Broadcast reports say the woman shot both officers before turning the gun on herself.
One officer is said to have died at the scene, the second was transported to a local hospital with grave injuries and later passed.
The state’s Bureau of Investigation has taken charge of the case and is in the process of gathering evidence.
