Leake County Sheriff Randy Atkinson points to a burned house where an escaped inmate exchanged gunfire with law enforcement officers Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Conway, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers were justified in using force in five shootings in Mississippi from 2021 to 2023, including a shootout that involved an escaped inmate, state Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Monday.
