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02-19-2023, 03:23 PM
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EOW - Ofc. Robert McKeithen
May 5,2020 - Around 10:00 p.m., Authorities say Darian Atkinson, 24, walked into the Biloxi Police Department and sat down. A man and woman also entered the building with their children and asked to file a police report for a domestic violence incident. The couple was told an officer would arrive shortly to speak with them, so they walked outside while they waited. Shortly after, surveillance video showed Atkinson walking out of the building. At approximately 10:05 p.m., Officer Robert McKeithen arrived in the parking lot in his patrol car. He began talking with the couple standing outside about the report they wanted to file. McKeithen asked Atkinson if he was involved in the domestic complaint somehow. The man and woman told authorities later that Atkinson responded to McKeithen’s question by saying something to the effect of, “Leave me alone. I don’t have nothing to do with it" and walked away. Moments later, Atkinson walked back to Ofc. McKeithen and shot him. Trial was set for Sept. 27, 2021, but the trial could have been delayed due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. No further information regarding the trial or if he’s been sentenced could be found. Officer McKeithen was laid to rest on May 13, 2019. |