The basketball tournament was held at Jackson Academy on July 12, two days before slain MS deputy Martin Shields Jr. would ...

Two days before what would have been his 38th birthday, the family of Deputy Martin Luther Shields Jr. gathered inside ...

Law enforcement agencies and first responders are set to face off in hoops in honor of fallen Hinds County Deputy Martin ...

Dozens filled Jackson Academy’s basketball arena on Saturday to watch their local police officers and firefighters ball-out in honor of fallen Hinds County Deputy Martin Shields, Jr.

Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, said when Shields arrived at the scene, the suspect, 42-year-old Eric Brown, shot Shields.

Hinds County Sheriff's Deputy Martin Shields, Jr., was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call in Terry, Mississippi, on Sunday night, according to Sheriff Tyree Jones.

The Jackson Revival Choir sings during the celebration of life ceremony for Hinds County Deputy Martin Shields, Jr., at the Jackson Revival Center in Terry, Miss., on Sunday, March 2, 2025.

On Wednesday, during a Hinds County Sheriff's Department award ceremony, not only did they applaud workers for their service, but they also honored the life of fallen Deputy Martin Shields Jr.Capt.

A procession carrying the body of fallen Hinds County Deputy Martin Shields Jr., 37, moves west on Robinson Road in Jackson, Miss., en route to Westhaven Funeral Home Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.