Lee Tartt

A six-hour standoff at a rural Mississippi house ended early on Saturday when authorities stormed the house and the gunman inside opened fire, authorities said. One law enforcement officer was killed and three others were wounded, and the man suspected of firing on officers was also killed.

One law enforcement officer was killed and three were wounded early on Saturday after an hours-long standoff in rural north Mississippi ended in gunfire, authorities said.

A six-hour standoff at a rural Mississippi house ended early on Saturday when authorities stormed the house and the gunman inside opened fire, authorities said. One law enforcement officer was killed and three others were wounded, and the man suspected of firing on officers was also killed.

One law enforcement officer was killed and three were wounded early on Saturday after an hours-long standoff in rural north Mississippi ended in gunfire, authorities said.