Remembering Fallen Biloxi Officer McKeithen at annual blood drive
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- Many South Mississippians are remembering the life of a Biloxi police officer who was killed in the line of duty on this day seven…
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THIS WEEK: Officer Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-- An annual blood drive honoring a fallen Biloxi hero returns for its seventh year this week. The Officer Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive is organized by the South Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross, and WXXV…
7th annual blood drive honoring Fallen Officer Robert McKeithen set in Biloxi
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- A blood drive honoring Officer Robert McKeithen is being hosted on May 5th. This is the seventh edition of the drive,…
Man accused of killing Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen committed indefinitely to Mississippi State Hospital
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)-The man accused of killing Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen in 2019 will be indefinitely committed to the Mississippi State…
Remembering Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen
Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the tragic shooting death of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. McKeithen was shot and killed outside Biloxi Police headquarters the night of May 5th, 2019. The man…
4th annual Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive
The 4th annual Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive took place at the Biloxi Visitors Center today. The blood drive is held in honor of Robert McKeithen, the police officer…
Man accused of killing Officer Robert McKeithen currently incompetent to stand trial
The man accused of killing Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen back in May 2019 is currently incompetent to stand trial. This is according to…
Robert McKeithen Post Office Bill passes Senate
The U.S. Senate has given its approval to name a Biloxi post office after fallen officer Robert McKeithen. The Senate passed the bill and it now heads to President…
Ceremony honoring fallen Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen
A ceremony honoring fallen Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen was held at the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center with an unveiling of a new memorial. A truck wrap that features a…
Ceremony honoring fallen Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen Tuesday
Tomorrow morning, there will be a ceremony honoring fallen Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen with an unveiling of a new memorial piece. The custom-built memorial chair was a gift…
American Red Cross holds 3rd Annual Officer Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive
Come give the gift of life in memory of a true community hero who gave his life in the line of duty at the 3rd Annual Officer Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive, Wednesday May 4th from 11 a.m. to 6…
Three men sentenced as accessories after the fact to the murder of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen
Biloxi, Miss. – District Attorney Crosby Parker announced that Andre Sullivan age 21, Wanya Atkinson age 23, and Davion Atkinson age 24, all of Biloxi, were sentenced earlier today for their roles in assisting Darian Atkinson following the May 5,…
House passes Palazzo bill to rename post office after Biloxi officer Robert McKeithen
Congressman Steven Palazzo spoke on the floor of the United States House of Representatives to honor the life of fallen Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Palazzo introduced a bill, H.R.…
Saving a Hero’s Place in remembrance of Officer Robert McKeithen
This afternoon, members of the Gulf Coast community gathered at Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center for the presentation of an honor chair in remembrance of fallen Biloxi…
Bill introduced to rename Biloxi Post Office honoring Fallen Officer Robert McKeithen
Congressman Steven Palazzo introduced a bill to rename the Biloxi Post Office ‘Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building’ to honor the fallen Biloxi officer. Officer McKeithen died in the line of duty in Biloxi on May 5th,…
Rep. Palazzo introduces bill to rename Biloxi post office in honor of fallen officer
Congressman Steven Palazzo introduced a bill that would designate the United States Post Office at 135 Main Street in Biloxi as the “Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building.” McKeithen died May 5, 2019, when he was shot while standing beside…
Second annual Robert McKeithen Memorial Blood Drive
The death of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen was devastating to our community, but some good folks are trying to honor him with a blood drive. John Pace with Vitalant is in studio to give us details…
First accessory sentenced for role in murder of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen
Gulfport, Miss. – District Attorney Crosby Parker announced today that Dalentez Latavian Brice, age 22, of Biloxi, was sentenced after pleading guilty on May 19, 2020, to the charge of Hindering Prosecution of the Capital Murder of Biloxi Police Officer…
Davian Atkinson enters accessory plea in the shooting death of Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen
Another person has pleaded guilty in connection with the shooting death of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Today, Davian Atkinson pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact to capital murder, appearing before Harrison County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Schmidt. Davian…
Tribute to Biloxi Officer Robert McKeithen
The Biloxi Police Department honored Officer Robert McKeithen outside the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center at 10:07 p.m., the time Officer McKeithen was shot and killed.
Remembering Officer Robert McKeithen
A year ago today, the Coast and City of Biloxi lost Officer Robert McKeithen in the line of duty. Today, the Biloxi Police Department as well as the community are coming together to celebrate Officer McKeithen’s life and honor his…
Remembering Officer Robert McKeithen
The entire Gulf Coast is honoring and remembering fallen Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen, who was killed in the line of duty a year ago today. News 25’s Victoria Bailey catches up with the Biloxi Police Department to see how…
Four indicted in Biloxi officer’s death
There are new developments in the murder case of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Four teenagers have been indicted for allegedly helping Darian Atkinson escape after he ambushed the officer in May. In December, a grand jury indicted 19-year-old Atkinson…
Man pleads to accessory charge in killing of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — District Attorney Joel Smith announced Monday that 18-year-old Andre Anderson Sullivan of Gulfport, pleaded guilty to the charge of "accessory after the fact" in the killing of Biloxi Police Officer Robert McKeithen. Sullivan also pleaded…