Lt. Troy Morris

On the quiet, early morning of August 7, 2020, Mississippi Highway Patrol Lieutenant Troy Morris, a 58-year-old man, found himself on the side of U.S. Highway 61 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, with a flat tire on the U.S. Postal Service truck he was driving as part of a second job. A 27-year veteran of the highway patrol, Lt. Morris was a familiar and respected figure in his community. As he was attending to the disabled vehicle around 4:30 a.m., he was tragically shot and killed. He was disc ...

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