Two brothers are behind bars after a Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was shot Monday afternoon.
Law enforcement said the incident happened at approximately 3:38 p.m. when the Covington County Sheriff’s Department attempted to pull over a blue SUV in Mount Olive. The vehicle fled, leading deputies on a brief chase that ended at Greer’s CashSaver grocery on Main Street.
When the SUV was stopped, authorities say the driver got out with his hands up while a passenger in the vehicle began shooting at deputies. One deputy, whose name has not been released, was struck and transported to a local hospital. He underwent surgery for what the sheriff’s office described as life-threatening injuries but is now believed to be in stable condition.
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety issued a Blue Alert shortly after 5 p.m., identifying one of the suspects as 18-year-old Cortavious Lawayne Hobbs. DPS also asked the public to be on the lookout for 19-year-old Zykerian Quentavius Magee, who later turned himself in and was cleared as a suspect.
Around 9:20 p.m., another Blue Alert was issued for 19-year-old Cortavion Dewayne Hobbs, the brother of Cortavious.
By 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday, both had been located and taken into custody without further incident, according to DPS Commissioner Sean Tindell.
UPDATE (1:20 a.m. on June 9th): Cortavious and Cortavion have been located and arrested with no further incident. https://t.co/JAm8NKch8H
— Sean Tindell (@TindellSean) June 9, 2026
Multiple sources told SuperTalk Mississippi News that the brothers are related to Cordarius Hobbs, a 17-year-old arrested and charged in connection with killing an elderly couple and shooting a Simpson County sheriff’s deputy on June 3.
Charges against Cortavious and Cortavion Hobbs had not been announced as of early Tuesday morning.