Amy Anderson, a 43-year-old woman killed two police officers and then committed suicide by shooting herself on Wednesday at a Motel 6 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, the United States.
According to CBS, the slain officers – Branden Estorffe, 23, and Steven Robin, 34 responded to a call for a welfare check made to the Bay St. Louis Police Department located along a stretch of interstate Highway 90 that runs through the Gulf Coast city.
The officers arrived at Motel 6 as early as 4:30 am US time and encountered Anderson who sat in a parked vehicle with a female child, according to the police report. The officers engaged in a conversation with the woman for almost 30 minutes and later called the Department of Child Protection Services (DPS).
Anderson, from inside the vehicle, shot both officers before killing herself, according to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety. Robin died at the scene while Estorffe died in the hospital due to bullet injuries.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said it “is currently assessing this critical incident and gathering evidence.”
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves via his Twitter said, “Early this morning two Bay St. Louis Police officers were tragically shot and killed in the line of duty.
“I am heartbroken by this terrible loss of two brave law enforcement officers. I am praying for their family, friends, their fellow officers, and the entire Bay St. Louis community. Every single day across Mississippi, our law enforcement members place their lives on the line in constant and repeated acts of selfless sacrifice for their community,” Reeves wrote.
