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Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Mourns 2 Slain Officers

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Area residents Alberta Harris, center, and Waynetta Theodore, left, and Christiena Preston, console each other as they pay their respects at a makeshift memorial, near the site where two Mississippi police officers were killed, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Hattiesburg, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
Area residents Alberta Harris, center, and Waynetta Theodore, left, and Christiena Preston, console each other as they pay their respects at a makeshift memorial, near the site where two Mississippi police officers were killed, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Hattiesburg, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

Officials arrested four people for the fatal shooting of two police officers in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

The officers, Benjamin Deen and Liquori Tate, were shot Saturday night during a traffic stop.

A memorial service is scheduled for this afternoon in Hattiesburg.

Clarion-Ledger breaking news reporter Therese Apel speaks with Here & Now's Robin Young about how the community is reacting to the shootings.

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This segment aired on May 11, 2015.

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