Attacker shot, killed after stabbing in federal office

MCCOMB, MS (WCBI) – A security guard shoots and kills a man with a knife in a McComb Social Security Administration building.

Pike County Sheriff Kenny Cotton says Branen Carter stabbed his mother and grandmother on Monday.

Both were hospitalized, and so far there’s been no update on their condition.

21-year-old Carter however was shot shortly after the stabbing and has died.

Branen Carter, Source: Facebook/WLBT

There was a large police presence at the one-story brick building on the edge of McComb, about 100 miles south of Jackson.

Pike County Coroner Jason Jones says another relative told him the mother and grandmother had an appointment there and gave Carter a ride. The family came from Foxworth, about 40 miles east of McComb.

The Federal Protective Service released a statement saying:

“At approximately 11:00 A.M. Central, a protective security officer at the McComb, Mississippi, Social Security Administration Office witnessed an individual attack and stab two other individuals in the lobby, ultimately shooting the attacker.  Three individuals were taken to   Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center.  The details of this incident are currently under investigation by the Federal Protective Service, McComb Police Department, and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.”

This story contains contributions from our state-wide news partner WLBT.