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.

Confirmed Cases: 16560

Reported Deaths: 794

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Hinds	1066	26
Lauderdale	760	68
Madison	757	27
Neshoba	722	44
Jones	686	32
Scott	662	12
Forrest	592	39
DeSoto	559	8
Leake	454	12
Rankin	453	8
Holmes	441	30
Copiah	325	4
Jackson	309	14
Attala	307	18
Yazoo	291	4
Newton	283	4
Lincoln	278	29
Leflore	273	36
Oktibbeha	267	14
Monroe	267	25
Harrison	265	7
Lamar	248	5
Lowndes	241	9
Wayne	235	3
Pearl River	212	31
Pike	205	11
Adams	202	16
Washington	194	7
Noxubee	193	6
Warren	191	10
Lee	185	7
Covington	177	2
Jasper	166	4
Bolivar	166	11
Clarke	155	19
Smith	153	11
Lafayette	150	4
Kemper	149	11
Chickasaw	140	14
Coahoma	128	4
Winston	122	1
Clay	118	4
Carroll	116	11
Marion	116	9
Claiborne	114	5
Lawrence	108	1
Simpson	104	0
Grenada	100	3
Yalobusha	97	6
Sunflower	93	3
Itawamba	90	7
Hancock	90	12
Tate	88	1
Union	86	7
Montgomery	86	1
Panola	85	3
Marshall	85	3
Wilkinson	85	9
Jefferson Davis	81	3
Tippah	76	11
Webster	67	3
Calhoun	67	4
Amite	65	1
Walthall	63	0
Humphreys	60	7
Tunica	56	3
Prentiss	53	3
Perry	51	3
Choctaw	48	2
Pontotoc	45	3
Jefferson	42	1
Tishomingo	35	0
Greene	33	1
Stone	32	0
Quitman	31	0
Tallahatchie	30	1
Franklin	29	2
George	28	1
Alcorn	19	1
Benton	14	0
Sharkey	7	0
Unassigned	0	0

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Confirmed Cases: 18766

Reported Deaths: 651

County	Confirmed	Deaths
Mobile	2284	118
Jefferson	1884	103
Montgomery	1823	43
Tuscaloosa	822	16
Marshall	705	9
Franklin	578	8
Lee	558	34
Shelby	522	20
Tallapoosa	432	66
Butler	419	18
Walker	381	2
Elmore	372	9
Chambers	359	26
Madison	346	4
Morgan	298	1
Unassigned	297	2
Baldwin	292	9
Dallas	287	3
Etowah	262	12
Lowndes	259	12
DeKalb	257	3
Autauga	239	5
Coffee	239	1
Sumter	228	7
Houston	226	5
Bullock	215	6
Pike	208	0
Colbert	187	2
Hale	179	9
Russell	177	0
Barbour	177	1
Marengo	174	6
Lauderdale	169	2
Calhoun	165	3
Wilcox	154	7
Choctaw	153	10
Cullman	150	1
Clarke	149	2
St. Clair	131	1
Randolph	128	7
Marion	124	11
Dale	123	0
Pickens	121	5
Talladega	117	5
Limestone	108	0
Chilton	105	1
Greene	95	4
Winston	91	0
Macon	87	4
Jackson	83	3
Henry	81	2
Covington	81	1
Crenshaw	78	3
Bibb	76	1
Escambia	75	3
Washington	72	6
Blount	63	1
Lawrence	51	0
Monroe	45	2
Geneva	44	0
Perry	42	0
Conecuh	41	1
Coosa	40	1
Cherokee	38	3
Clay	28	2
Lamar	26	0
Fayette	16	0
Cleburne	15	1