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Tributes are coming in for the 2 slain Bay St. Louis police officers

By Blake Kaplan

Updated December 14, 2022 12:17 PM

Tributes are already coming in for the two slain Bay St. Louis police officers killed early Wednesday.

Social media such as Twitter and Facebook is filled with people sending prayers to the Bay St. Louis Police Department.

The names of the officers haven’t been released yet. The Sun Herald has reporters at the scene.

The Slidell, Louisiana, Police Department posted on Facebook: “All of us here at the Slidell Police Department, offer our sincere condolences to everyone affected by this horrible tragedy. Words cannot describe how terrible this is, especially right before Christmas.”

Here are some more tributes:

OFFICERS DOWN: Please pray for the two Bay St. Louis Police officers who were shot and killed during this morning while answering a call for service.

The violence against the men and women of law enforcement MUST STOP! https://t.co/HJpz2v5XRH
— Tri-County FOP #3 (@scfop3) December 14, 2022

OFFICERS DOWN: Please pray for the two Bay St. Louis Police officers who were shot and killed during this morning while answering a call for service.

The violence against the men and women of law enforcement MUST STOP! https://t.co/uruJ3zy04O
— National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) (@GLFOP) December 14, 2022

Join us in prayer for our two Bay St. Louis police officers killed in the line of duty. We pray for their families, fellow officers and friends. Lord hear our prayers.

https://t.co/4B8CR8V0ku
— MSPoliceChiefs (@MSPoliceChiefs) December 14, 2022

Prayers for the two officers shot, killed in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi https://t.co/HA9v8quPql
— National Police Association (@NatPoliceAssoc) December 14, 2022

Our hearts and prayers are with the Bay St. Louis Police Department, family and friends of the two officers killed in the line of duty this morning. May God be with them all during this difficult time. #officerdown ️
— TyreeJonesSheriff (@TyreeSheriff) December 14, 2022

Thoughts and prayers to the men and women of the Bay St. Louis Police Department during this challenging time. pic.twitter.com/wF00QWyQ6v
— University of Mississippi Medical Center Police (@UMMCPolice) December 14, 2022

Slidell PD posts a tribute to Bay St. Louis officers killed on Facebook.

In a post on Facebook, Rankin Constable Robert Hancock says he’s praying for Bay St. Louis PD.

In a post on their Facebook page, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office expresses condolences.

This story was originally published December 14, 2022 at 9:05 AM.

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