Who was Amy Anderson? Mom shoots dead 2 cops before killing herself in front of her 8-yr-old child
BAY ST LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI: A Mississippi veterinarian shot and killed two police officers outside a motel Wednesday, December 14, before shooting herself in front of her daughter. Amy Brogdon Anderson, a 43-year-old Ocean Springs resident, was parked in the backseat of a Motel 6 parking lot with her 8-year-old child when things turned ugly.
Officers Brandon Estorffe and Sgt Steven Robin responded to a call for a welfare check from the motel to the Bay St Louis Police Department. The motel is on Interstate 90, which runs through the Gulf Coast city, officials said. Bay St Louis Police Sgt as reported by AP, Steven Robin and officer Branden Estorffe spoke to Anderson for nearly a half-hour before she fired at them while sitting in the vehicle, investigators said. During the conversation, the officers called for Child Protection Services, the police statement said.
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Who was Amy Anderson?
Amy Anderson had recently started working as an emergency veterinarian. She shared no criminal history and was well-liked in the community, reported the source. The Mississippi mother who was sitting with her 10-year-old child in her SUV outside Motel 6 was approached by Sgt Steven Robin, 34, and officer Branden Estorffe, 23. Amy shared a 30-minute-long interaction with the officers until they decided to call the state Department of Child Protection Services. Amy then opened fire from inside the vehicle killing Sgt Robin at the scene.