A competition to honor a fallen sheriff's deputy is just weeks away.The Battle of the Badges Basketball Tournament is Saturday, July 12, at 10 a.m. at Jackson Academy.Law enforcement from the Hinds County Sheriff's Office, Jackson Police and Fire Departments, Ridgeland Police Department and Mississippi Highway Patrol are scheduled to participate.Click here for tickets.The tournament is in support of the Deputy Martin L. Shields, Jr. Memorial Foundation. It provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors in the Jackson Metro area.Deputy Shields was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Terry back in late February.Hours before the call, Shields had just helped rescue a group of people from a capsized boat in the Pearl River.
JACKSON, Miss. —
A competition to honor a fallen sheriff's deputy is just weeks away.
The Battle of the Badges Basketball Tournament is Saturday, July 12, at 10 a.m. at Jackson Academy.
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Law enforcement from the Hinds County Sheriff's Office, Jackson Police and Fire Departments, Ridgeland Police Department and Mississippi Highway Patrol are scheduled to participate.
The tournament is in support of the Deputy Martin L. Shields, Jr. Memorial Foundation. It provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors in the Jackson Metro area.
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Deputy Shields was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in Terry back in late February.
Hours before the call, Shields had just helped rescue a group of people from a capsized boat in the Pearl River.