Suspect in killing of 4 hostages during standoff has died

CLINTON, Miss. – Authorities say a man who killed four people during a hostage situation inside a home has died at a hospital.

Mississippi Public Safety Department spokesman Capt. John Poulos said the suspect was shot during a 12-hour standoff in Clinton.

Authorities said the standoff started around 2:30 a.m. Saturday when officers sent to a domestic complaint at the house were fired on. The suspect went back inside and refused to come out.

Clinton city spokesman Mark Jones said four people were found dead in the home when the standoff ended.

TV footage showed two small children released from the home during the standoff and a barrage of gunfire not long before it was over.