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one of the charges will be lessened. jake? >> nick so far it appears that it was just a random act of horrific violence. aimed at the police but not specifically because of any confrontation or anything like that? >> reporter: we asked the spokesperson about the details of the stop. he said the initial stop was because of speeding. officer deen made that initial stop saying he had reason to believe that that car needed to be searched further, and out of standard operating procedure, called for backup. that's when officer tate arrived and moments later, that fatal shooting happened with one of them taking the police cruiser, using it as a getaway car. over the weekend, all four suspects taken into custody. officials believe only one of those people was the shooter. jam? >> nick valencia thank you very much. coming up the white house firing back after a veteran journalist claims the real raid on osama bin laden is actually a
the alleged shooters searched for an explanation. >> he was out of his mind. he wasn't the same marvin. >> because he was on drugs? >> on them drugs, wasn't the same marvin. >> reporter: i just left inside the courtroom where 26-year-old curtus banks is making his initial appearance in front of that judge. we expect bond to be set today as well as suspects told when the grand jury will meet next and when their next court appearance is. the three other suspects are expected to follow curtus banks in the courtroom short after. >> nick to clarify. do they think that only one of the individuals in the car of the four individuals, only one of them pulled the trigger? >> reporter: that's right. wouldn't tell me how many shots or guns used they believe they know who the shooter is. we believe we know who she is. they would not go as far to say the trigger was pulled but her but one of the capital murder charges, two people charged.
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word to use to describe the mood here in this small mississippi town where those two police officers lost their lives by simply doing their jobs. >> did you do it? >> no sir, i didn't do it. >> reporter: asserting his innocence while being hauled into the police station. 26-year-old curtus banks, one of the now four suspects in custody this morning. two of them facing capital murder charges. in connection with the shooting death of two police officers in southern mississippi. >> you never want this to happen. the men and women who go out every day to protect us the men and women who go out every day to make sure that we're safe. >> reporter: 34-year-old officer benjamin deen and 24-year-old liquori tate were shot and killed after a traffic stop ended in a hail of gunfire saturday night. police say curtis and his brother marvin fled the crime scene, allegedly stealing a police cruiser and using it as a getaway car. authorities have divulged little
used that singular saying one shooter. flags here behind me flags at half-staff to honor the two fallen officers. in front of cameras and police curtus banks, asserts his innocence. >> curtus did you do it? >> no, sir, i done do it. >> reporter: the 26-year-old now one of four suspects in custody after the shooting deaths of these hat itsberg police officers. two of the suspects face capital murder charges. >> never want this to happen. the men and women who go out every day, to protect us. >> reporter: addressing the city after the shooting, the face of hattiesburg mayor said it all i. want to tell you all that this community is one that has not had this kind of incident to happen to us in 30 years. we're very good. the men and ladies behind me are very good of solving these kinds of crimes and very good about doing it because our community works together. you can't solve these kinds of crimes without our community working today, and they do that. >> reporter: the motive to what
mentioned, carol, this carries the death penalty in mississippi. capital murder charge for taking the life of a police officer and in addition to that there's the accessory after the fact charges. so if you harbor and provide aid to someone who commits a violent felony certainly that becomes problematic. in that you could face up to 20 years for that alone. and so even that charge the hindering prosecution charge the possessing a weapon when you're a felon and you shouldn't have one. so there's a lot of accountability to be had here. and i would think that the police certainly will be very motivated as will the prosecutor to get justice, whatever that means when you have two officers who are dead. >> and just very briefly, brian, what's going to go down today in court? >> well carol, before i comment on that i thought there was another important point we should bring up two suspects had prior serious felony convictions for weapons charges. so i think at some point we do have to look at the criminal justice system there to find out why these two thugs were actually released and on the street. i think that's an important
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happened around 8:00 p.m. saturday night is a mistress. during a traffic stop veteran officer deen calls for backup moments after rookie officer liqueurie tate arrived to home both shot and killed. suspect curtus banks and his brother marvin flee the scene. according to police steal a police cruiser for a getaway car. on monday a memorial for the fallen officers. for the small town of has is hattiesburg makes sense. filled with grief, officer tate's family says their son became a cop to make a difference in the world. >> he always wanted to be a police officer, since he was young. playing with police cars, and -- xbox games and just having that protective spirit that a has always been one of his dreams. >> reporter: while there may be no justification for what happened the mother of one of
suspects' vehicle but we do not have a name on her as of now. >> i wonder, ryan, hattiesburg, a small town. i've been there and covered a tornado, unfortunately, there, about a year and a half ago, and reporters and police get to know each other over a period of time. did you know either of these officers? >> i actually did know officer deen very well. >> tell us about him. >> he was a great guy. he was never one for confrontation. he was very -- he was standoffish. he was just an all-around nice guy that would do anything for you. and he had a k-9 dog named tommy and it was an unbelievable bond they shared and to watch them work together over the years, it was something that was very special. >> one more question about these two men, marvin and curtus
banks. we learned they reportedly have a criminal record. do we know any specifics there? >> curtus banks, i do know, has a previous conviction for drug charges. i did not know the specifics on marvin on what his charges are. >> okay. ryan, thank you so much. ryan moore with wdam out of heartysburg mississippi there, thank you so much for speaking with us and we will continue to follow your reporting from the city. thanks. >> thank you. cnn law enforcement analyst cedric alexander is joining us now on the phone. cedric, good morning. you know, we are talking about the two police officers killed just as they were doing their jobs, killed in mississippi. we remember the police officer from new york who was just buried on friday. what goes through your mind with this string of cop shootings? >> first of all, my heart and prayers go out to the officers