Officer Lee's Death Reaches 8th Year Oct. 17

MOSS POINT -- Sunday, Oct. 17, will mark the anniversary of the death of Police Officer Larry DeWayne Lee, who was 42 years old when he died that Thursday night in 2002.

Officer Lee, who had served 14 years in law enforcement, was killed when his patrol vehicle was hit head-on by a suspect driving a Chevy Blazer as he was being pursued near the high-rise bridge on Mississippi 63.

Officer Lee was thrown 200 feet and died at the scene, according to news reports at the time.

Lee had served with the Moss Point Police Department six years and eight years with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.