Law enforcement officers line streets of Savannah and Biloxi to honor two slain officers

Thousands of law enforcement members lined the streets of two Southern U.S. cities on Monday to honor the lives of two veteran police officers who were shot to death in the line of duty over the span of six days. Biloxi, Mississippi, police Officer Robert McKeithen and Savannah police Sgt. Kelvin Ansari were both killed in ambush shootings while serving their respective communities. Both men were described as a dedicated police officers who had served their cities and country with honor. Before donning a law enforcement badge, Ansari had served in the U.S. Army while McKeithen had been a member of the U.S. Air Force. Both men were in their uniforms and on the job when they were gunned down. McKeithen was killed on May 5 when he was ambushed and shot to death in front of the Biloxi police headquarters, allegedly by 19-year-old Darian Tawan Atkinson. On Saturday night, Ansari lost his life when he and another officer were fired on as they approached a car that had been involved in an earlier robbery. In Biloxi, a sea of officers filled the First Baptist Church Monday for the McKeithen’s funeral. “He knew the dangers of the job and he… Read full this story

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