Six-hour long standoff ends with Mississippi officer dead

(AP) — One law enforcement officer was killed and three were wounded early Saturday after a six-hour long standoff at a rural Mississippi house ended when authorities stormed the house and the gunman inside opened fire, authorities said.

The standoff started Friday afternoon when authorities responded to a domestic dispute call at the home in rural northeastern Mississippi, authorities said.

[...] the man, holed up in his home with his wife and 10-year-old daughter, refused to come out, sparking a six-hour standoff with officers outside, said Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain.

Strain said man wasn't shooting at officers before they entered the house but they had tried to talk with him for six hours and had fundamentally exhausted negotiations.

Tartt's family described him as a dedicated officer who had spent most of his career battling drugs.

In addition to his work as a narcotics agent Lee was also part of an area SWAT team that would respond to situations like the Friday night standoff.