Mississippi Alliance for Public Safety requesting body cam footage from officer-involved shooting

The Mississippi Alliance for Public Safety is requesting body cam footage from Monday night’s officer-involved shooting in Biloxi.

Officers responded to a call on Benachi Avenue in the Oakwood Village neighborhood. Forty-two-year-old Mable Arrington was shot by police and died later that night while in surgery.

On Facebook, Mississippi Alliance for Safety claims to have spoken to the family of Arrington, alleging that Biloxi police forcibly entered her home without a warrant and shot her multiple times with her children present.

MAPS argues that to protect and serve Biloxi residents, they must release the body cam footage without further delay.

Founder Leo Carney said, “What we’ve known as far as the La’Mello Parker case, law enforcement agencies are, it’s indicative of these agencies to always obfuscate and deflect from the public because they want to control the narrative honestly. So, what we’re advocating for is transparency so the public can make their own decision and we’re informed about what’s going on.”

News 25 called Biloxi PD, but they cannot comment. Instead, the department directed us to MBI which is handling the case and we are waiting for a response.