Overview
- U.S. Marshals attempting to serve an Omaha felony arrest warrant encountered gunfire from inside a Brandon home on Shell Oil Road shortly before 5:45 p.m. Friday.
- Officials say the suspect barricaded himself alone as Rankin County deputies deployed armored vehicles and negotiators tried to make contact.
- Law enforcement reported additional rounds fired at officers during the multi-hour standoff with no injuries to officers or bystanders disclosed.
- Around 8:45 p.m., officers heard a single shot, breached the residence, and found Kirk with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Omaha Police identified the deceased as Ricardo Kirk, who was wanted on a felony aggravated assault-with-a-firearm charge, and said they are coordinating with Mississippi authorities.