Man Sought in Shooting Death of Mississippi Officer Arrested

Man Sought in Shooting Death of Mississippi Officer Arrested
Dante Marquez Bender. Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
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MERIDIAN, Miss.—A former police officer suspected of killing a Mississippi police officer who was responding to a call about domestic violence has been arrested, authorities said Friday.

Dante Marquez Bender, 31, was taken into custody the day after Meridian Police Officer Kennis Croom was fatally shot while answering a call, authorities said.