Know Your Value</s>NEW YORK A Mississippi man went on a shooting spree overnight, killing a sheriff's deputy and seven other people in three separate locations in rural Lincoln County before the suspect was taken into custody by police, authorities said on Sunday.Willie Corey Godbolt, 35, was arrested and was being treated in a hospital for a gunshot wound, according to Warren Strain, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety.The sheriff's deputy, identified as William Durr, was fatally shot after responding to an emergency call regarding a domestic dispute late on Saturday night at a house in Bogue Chitto, a small community about 69 miles south of Jackson, the state capital. Durr, 36, had worked for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department for two years, Strain said.Godbolt also killed three females at the house, Strain said, before heading to another residence in the nearby city of Brookhaven and fatally shooting two boys, Strain said. He then headed to a third address to kill a male and a female victim. Except for the deputy, the victims have not been identified.

Video of Godbolt minutes after his arrest posted online by the Clarion-Ledger newspaper showed him in handcuffs sitting in a road, surrounded by officers. He tells a reporter he had been arguing with relatives about "taking my children home" before they called the police on him. He expresses regret for shooting the sheriff's deputy.

"Suicide by cop was my intention," he says in the video. "I ain't fit to live. Not after what I've done."Representatives of the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office did not respond to requests for comment.

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant called the killings a "senseless tragedy" in a statement."Every day, the men and women who wear the badge make some measure of sacrifice to protect and serve their communities," his statement said. "Too often, we lose one of our finest."Lincoln County is a mostly rural area near Mississippi's southern border with Louisiana, about 65 miles south of Jackson, the state's capital. (Reporting By Frank McGurty and Jonathan Allen in New York; Editing by Phil Berlowitz and Nick Zieminski)

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A Mississippi man was taken into custody on Sunday, suspected of fatally shooting eight people, including a sheriff's deputy.

Authorities issued a public alert early Sunday for information on suspect Corey Godbolt after deaths at three separate homes in Lincoln County in the state's south.

Here's the scene right after Godbolt was apprehended on East Lincoln Road.

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) spokesman Warren Strain did not immediately respond to requests for comment, but told the Associated Press that a suspect was taken into custody on Sunday morning.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department also deferred to the MBI.

A Brookhaven Police Department official told BuzzFeed News that a suspect was in custody, but referred requests to the MBI.

#Breaking Corey Godbolt taken into custody by officers of multiple agencies.

A reporter with the Clarion Ledger newspaper was on scene as Godbolt was arrested.

Suspect tells me Lincoln Co. deputy was just in the way, and after all this he meant to commit suicide by cop.

In an extraordinary moment, the reporter interviewed Godbolt as he was handcuffed. "Suicide by cop was my intention," he said. "I ain't fit to live, not after what I've done."

Godbolt told reporter Therese Apel that his "pain wasn't designed" for the sheriff's deputy who was killed. "He was just there."

"We was talking about me taking my children and her sister, the auntie, called the police," he said. "I was having a conversation with her step-daddy and her momma and her, my wife, about me taking my children, and someone called the officers, people who don't even live at the house. That's what they do. They intervene and cost him his life. I'm sorry."

"So what's next for you?" Apel asked.

"Death," he responded. "Death. My intentions was to have the guy kill me. I ran out of bullets.

Extended video posted on the Clarion Ledger website shows Godbolt saying "suicide by copy was my intention."</s>BROOKHAVEN, Mississippi – (FOX NEWS) Authorities in Mississippi say a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff’s deputy.

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said the shootings occurred at three separate homes Saturday night in rural Lincoln County.

Strain says charges have not yet been filed against the suspect and that it would be “premature” to discuss a motive.

It was not clear whether the suspect knew his victims before allegedly killing them.</s>(CNN) — A sheriff’s deputy and seven other people were shot dead overnight in southern Mississippi, authorities said Sunday.

Authorities identified Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy William Durr, 36, as the slain officer according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.

The MBI said the shootings started around 11:30 p.m. at an address in Bogue Chitto, where the deputy and three females were found dead.

Another crime scene was found in Brookhaven, where the bodies of two boys were found. There also was a third crime scene, where a man and a woman were found dead. The identities of the other victims are pending notification of next of kin.

A man identified as Willie Godbolt, 35, of Bogue Chitto, was taken into custody and was being treated at a Jackson, Mississippi, hospital, for a gunshot wound, the MBI said.

Bogue Chitto is an unincoporated part of Lincoln County and Brookhaven is the Lincoln County seat, about 60 miles south of Jackson.

The MBI said its agents and Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and the district attorney were investigating.

While he was in custody and awaiting treatment, the suspect spoke to a reporter at The Clarion-Ledger, the daily newspaper based in Jackson.

In the video and recounted in a story on the paper’s website, Godbolt said he had gone to a residence to talk with his wife, her mother, and her stepfather about taking his children home.

“Somebody called the officer. People that didn’t even live at the house. That’s what they do. They intervene. It cost him his life. I’m sorry.”

“My pain wasn’t designed for him. He was just there,” Godbolt said, referring to the lawman.

When he was asked what the future holds for him, Godbolt said, “Death.”

“Suicide by cop was my intention. I ain’t fit to live. Not after what I’ve done.”

In addition to the sheriff’s deputy, family members told affiliate WAPT that the victims at the first location included the mother, aunt and sister of Godbolt’s estranged wife. Godbolt’s wife escaped with their two children. At the the third location, they said, the victims were another of Godbolt’s wife’s sisters, as well as her husband.

Godbolt has a history with the law. In 2005, he was arrested for armed robbery and aggravated assault after allegedly striking a man over the head with a pistol before stealing his jewelry and cash. In 2013 he was charged with simple assault. In April 2015 he was arrested for driving with a suspended license and and later that year for disorderly conduct. Most recently he was was arrested in 2016 for contempt of justice court and an additional assault charge.

Durr served in the sheriff’s department for two years and the Brookhaven Police Department for four years, the MBI said.

In a Facebook post, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant mourned the victims, including the sheriff’s deputy who died, in what he called a “senseless tragedy.”

“Every day, the men and women who wear the badge make some measure of sacrifice to protect and serve their communities. Too often, we lose one of our finest. I thank the law enforcement agencies involved for their hard work,” he said.

According to the MBI, other agencies involved in the case include the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the Bureau of Narcotics, Pike, Walthall, Franklin, Copiah, Lawrence, Amite counties sheriff’s departments, the Brookhaven Police Department and the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.</s>(CNN) A sheriff's deputy and seven other people were shot dead overnight in southern Mississippi, authorities said Sunday.

Authorities identified Lincoln County sheriff's deputy William Durr, 36, as the slain officer according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation

The MBI said the shootings started around 11:30 p.m. at an address in Bogue Chitto, where the deputy and three females were found dead.

Another crime scene was found in Brookhaven, where the bodies of two boys were found. A third crime scene is at another address, where a man and a woman were found dead.

The identities of the other victims are pending notification of next of kin.

Bogue Chitto is an unincoporated part of Lincoln County and Brookhaven is the county seat.

The MBI said its agents and Lincoln County sheriff's deputies and the district attorney were investigating.

A man identified as Willie Corey Godbolt, 35, of Bogue Chitto was taken into custody and was being treated at a Jackson, Mississippi, hospital, for a gunshot wound, the MBI said.

While he was in custody and awaiting treatment, the suspect spoke to a reporter at The Clarion-Ledger, the daily newspaper based in Jackson.

"Somebody called the officer. People that didn't even live at the house. That's what they do. They intervene. It cost him his life. I'm sorry."

"My pain wasn't designed for him. He was just there," Godbolt said, referring to the lawman.

When he was asked what the future holds for him, Godbolt said, "Death."

"Suicide by cop was my intention. I ain't fit to live. Not after what I've done."

Durr served in the sheriff's department for two years and the Brookhaven, Mississippi, Police Department for four years, the MBI said.

In a Facebook post, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant mourned the victims, including the sheriff's deputy who died, in what he called a "senseless tragedy."

"Every day, the men and women who wear the badge make some measure of sacrifice to protect and serve their communities. Too often, we lose one of our finest. I thank the law enforcement agencies involved for their hard work," he said.

According to the MBI, other agencies involved in the case include the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Bureau of Narcotics, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Pike, Walthall, Franklin, Copiah, Lawrence, Amite counties sheriff's departments, and the Brookhaven Police Department.</s>The suspect himself gave some insight into the events that led to the shootings in an interview with a newspaper.

Officers arrest suspect Cory Godbolt on Sunday, May 28, 2017, following several fatal shootings Saturday in Lincoln County, Mississippi, officials said. (Photo: AP)

Brookhaven (US): Authorities in Mississippi said on Sunday that a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in shootings, including a sheriff's deputy.

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said the shootings occurred at three separate homes last night in rural Lincoln County.

Two of the homes are in Brookhaven and one is in Bogue Chitto. The area is about 109 kilometres south of Jackson, the capital.

Strain said investigators were gathering evidence at all three locations.

Strain said charges have not yet been filed against the suspect, who was arrested in Brookhaven, and that it would be "premature" to discuss a motive.

However, the suspect himself gave some insight into the events that led to the shootings in an interview with a newspaper.

"I ain't fit to live, not after what I done," Cory Godbolt told The Clarion-Ledger after his arrest. The newspaper recorded video of the suspect talking as he sat with hands cuffed behind his back on a roadside surrounded by law enforcement officers.

Godbolt said he was talking with his wife and members of her family when somebody called authorities.

"I was having a conversation with her stepdaddy and her mama and her, my wife, about me taking my children home," the suspect says on the video. "Somebody called the officer, people that didn't even live at the house. That's what they do. They intervene.

"They cost him his life," the suspect said, apparently in reference to the slain deputy. "I'm sorry."

The suspect also said he did not intend for police to capture him alive.

"My intentions was to have God kill me. I ran out of bullets," he said. "Suicide by cop was my intention.""

Gov. Phil Bryant issued a statement asking state residents to pray for the victims. He also noted the "sacrifice" made by law enforcement officers to protect and serve their communities.

"Every day, the men and women who wear the badge make some measure of sacrifice to protect and serve their communities. Too often, we lose one of our finest. I thank the law enforcement agencies involved for their hard work," Bryant said.</s>A sheriff’s deputy and seven other people were shot dead overnight in southern Mississippi, authorities said Sunday.

Authorities identified Lincoln County sheriff’s deputy William Durr, 36, as the slain officer according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.

The MBI said the shootings started around 11:30 p.m. at an address in Bogue Chitto, where the deputy and three females were found dead.

Another crime scene was found in Brookhaven, where the bodies of two boys were found. A third crime scene is at another address, where a man and a woman were found dead. The identities of the other victims are pending notification of next of kin.

A man identified as Willie Corey Godbolt, 35, of Bogue Chitto was taken into custody and was being treated at a Jackson, Mississippi, hospital, for a gunshot wound, the MBI said.

Bogue Chitto is an unincoporated part of Lincoln County and Brookhaven is the Lincoln County seat.

The MBI said its agents and Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies and the district attorney were investigating.</s>BROOKHAVEN (CBSMiami/AP) — Residents in the area of Brookhaven, Mississippi woke up to alarming news on Sunday.

Authorities in Mississippi say a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff’s deputy.

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation spokesman Warren Strain said the shootings occurred at three separate homes Saturday night in rural Lincoln County.

Two of the homes are in Brookhaven and one is in Bogue Chitto. The area is about 68 miles (109 kilometers) south of Jackson, the capital.

Strain said investigators were gathering evidence at all three locations.

Strain said charges have not yet been filed against the suspect and that it would be “premature” to discuss a motive.

It was not clear whether the suspect knew his victims before allegedly killing them.</s>LINCOLN COUNTY, Mississippi (WJTV) – The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (MBI) says eight people, including a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy, were shot and killed in what appears to have been a domestic incident.

Authorities say the suspect in this case is Willie Cory Godbolt, 35, of Bogue Chitto. He was taken into custody just before 7 a.m. at the Super Jackson’s at East Lincoln Road and Highway 84, according to the newspaper.

The incident started Saturday night around 11, according to Warren Strain with the Department of Public Safety.

MBI tells us that authorities are investigating three different crime scenes, one on Lee Drive in Bogue Chitto and two in Brookhaven (Coopertown Road and East Lincoln Road).

The identities of those killed have not been released.

Clarion Ledger reporter, Therese Apel spoke to Godbolt moments after he was taken into custody Sunday morning.

Governor Phil Bryant issued a statement about the shooting. In a Facebook post, he said:

“I ask all Mississippians to join Deborah and me in praying for those lost in Lincoln County. Every day, the men and women who wear the badge make some measure of sacrifice to protect and serve their communities. Too often, we lose one of our finest. I thank the law enforcement agencies involved for their hard work. May the peace of the Almighty wash over those hurting after this senseless tragedy.”
Eight people, including a Lincoln County Sheriff's Department deputy, are fatally shot overnight at three locations in rural Mississippi. A suspect is in custody; he says he intended for it to be "suicide by cop."