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Tuscaloosa police officer killed

A Tuscaloosa police officer died after a Monday evening shooting, and law enforcement are holding someone in connection with that killing.

Posted: Sep 16, 2019 10:16 PM

Updated: Sep 17, 2019 9:58 AM

Posted By: Craig Ford

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WTVA) — A Tuscaloosa police officer died after a Monday evening shooting, and law enforcement are holding someone in connection with the killing.

ABC 33/40 in Birmingham reported the officer was identified as Dornell Cousette, 40, a father of two daughters who was engaged to be married.

According to police, Cousette saw a wanted person on the front porch of a home after 6 p.m. The person went inside, Cousette followed and the two started shooting at one another.

That wanted person was injured in the shooting. Police have yet to release the person's name.

UPDATE - "The ultimate sacrifice of Officer Dornell Cousette will never be forgotten," Gov. Kay Ivey said.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 161516

Reported Deaths: 3916

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Hinds	10705	207
Harrison	7624	114
Jackson	6774	131
Rankin	6303	114
Lee	5577	98
Madison	5311	112
Forrest	4055	87
Jones	3885	89
Lauderdale	3754	149
Lafayette	3473	58
Washington	3421	108
Lamar	3103	50
Lowndes	2651	68
Oktibbeha	2627	63
Bolivar	2546	86
Panola	2437	54
Neshoba	2333	124
Marshall	2294	51
Leflore	2164	92
Monroe	2162	78
Pontotoc	2136	31
Lincoln	2032	67
Sunflower	1981	56
Warren	1895	59
Tate	1872	51
Union	1796	26
Copiah	1761	41
Pike	1708	60
Pearl River	1681	70
Itawamba	1666	37
Scott	1660	30
Yazoo	1644	41
Alcorn	1615	29
Coahoma	1600	44
Prentiss	1590	34
Simpson	1569	54
Grenada	1495	45
Adams	1488	52
Leake	1462	44
George	1383	26
Covington	1376	42
Holmes	1368	61
Tippah	1352	30
Winston	1343	26
Hancock	1328	42
Wayne	1274	24
Attala	1268	36
Marion	1265	48
Tishomingo	1164	44
Newton	1149	29
Chickasaw	1126	32
Tallahatchie	1012	27
Clay	985	27
Clarke	969	54
Jasper	900	23
Stone	851	15
Calhoun	824	13
Montgomery	807	26
Walthall	804	30
Carroll	781	15
Lawrence	768	14
Smith	765	16
Yalobusha	757	28
Noxubee	748	17
Perry	701	27
Greene	660	23
Tunica	640	19
Amite	618	15
Jefferson Davis	608	18
Claiborne	597	16
Humphreys	561	19
Benton	510	18
Quitman	510	7
Kemper	500	19
Webster	495	14
Wilkinson	425	22
Jefferson	390	12
Franklin	386	6
Choctaw	375	7
Sharkey	335	17
Issaquena	125	4
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 264199

Reported Deaths: 3831

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Jefferson	35310	515
Mobile	20626	372
Madison	14521	153
Tuscaloosa	13897	173
Montgomery	12844	246
Shelby	11278	78
Baldwin	9501	138
Lee	8071	67
Morgan	7405	55
Etowah	7048	70
Marshall	6953	58
Calhoun	6939	126
Houston	5591	40
DeKalb	5218	43
Cullman	4906	50
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Limestone	4624	46
Lauderdale	4522	57
Elmore	4400	70
Walker	3914	112
Talladega	3861	57
Jackson	3735	23
Colbert	3479	48
Blount	3231	46
Autauga	2945	42
Franklin	2655	34
Coffee	2600	23
Dale	2473	55
Dallas	2368	32
Chilton	2354	45
Covington	2348	34
Russell	2343	3
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Pike	1652	15
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Lawrence	1399	36
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Marengo	1278	24
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Butler	1211	42
Cherokee	1082	24
Randolph	1080	22
Fayette	1022	16
Hale	1021	32
Clay	955	27
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Henry	909	7
Monroe	853	11
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Cleburne	809	14
Macon	775	22
Crenshaw	738	30
Lamar	734	8
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Bullock	711	20
Perry	703	7
Wilcox	659	18
Sumter	601	22
Greene	458	18
Choctaw	436	20
Coosa	385	4
Out of AL	0	0
Unassigned	0	0