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(MS)(7-25-2020) Monroe County deputy struck & killed at a safety checkpoint
Mississippi Law Enforcement
(MS)(LODD) Monroe County deputy struck & killed at a safety checkpoint Saturday; second deputy struck & injured
The Mississippi law enforcement community is mourning the loss of one of its own following an incident Saturday night at a safety checkpoint where two deputies were struck by a vehicle.
Monroe County Deputy Dylan Pickle succumbed to his injuries at a Tupelo hospital. A second deputy, Zach Wilbanks, is hospitalized after undergoing surgery Sunday morning.
Few details have been released about the incident, which occurred at around 9:45 p.m. Saturday.