HORN LAKE, Miss — A woman was shot and killed by police early Wednesday morning on Goodman Road in Horn Lake, Mississippi.
DeSoto County Coroner Josh Pounders identified the woman who was killed as Molka Horton, 39, from Memphis.
Horn Lake Police Department said, officers attempted to stop a white Jeep Cherokee on Hwy 302 at Mallard Creek, but the vehicle refused to stop. Officers pursued Horton eastbound on Hwy 302.
Officers from other agencies in the area deployed stop sticks, deflating the tires. Horton kept running from officers on four flat tires. Once she was stopped, she pointed a gun at one of the approaching officers. When she pointed the gun, she was shot and killed at the scene.
Four officers have been placed on administrative leave per department policy.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation was called to conduct the investigation.
Goodman Road from Interstate Boulevard to Highway 51 was temporarily closed for the investigation, but has since re-opened.