HANCOCK COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Amy Brogdon Anderson, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, has been identified as the deceased suspect in a Wednesday Bay St. Louis shooting that left two police officers dead.
Bay St. Louis Police Department Officer Branden Estorffe, 23, and Officer Steven Robin, 34, were both fatally shot during a welfare check at a Motel 6 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, early Wednesday morning.
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According to reports, The officers responded to a call of a welfare check at a Motel 6 at 1003 Highway 90 in Bay St. Louis around 4 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, 43-year-old Anderson was found seated in a vehicle with a juvenile female.
After interacting about 30 minutes, Anderson opened fire fatally striking the officers.
Anderson then reportedly turned the gun on herself dying of a gunshot wound to the chest.
Officer Robin was pronounced dead of gunshot injuries at the scene and Officer Estorffe succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.
According to Facebook, Anderson worked as a Veterinarian at MedVet Mobile and Lakeview Animal Hospital.
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Geo quick facts: Hancock County is the southernmost county of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,929. Its county seat is Bay St. Louis. The county is named for Founding Father John Hancock. Hancock County is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.