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ABERDEEN, Miss. — The reward for information leading to the arrested of the gunman who shot a Monroe County Deputy back in August has risen to $11,000.
A motorcycle driver shot Deputy Eric Sloan when the deputy pulled him over for speeding, Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell said.
Sloan was wearing a protective vest and survived the shooting.
WCBI reported he has since been released from the hospital.
The suspect was described as a black male wearing a red helmet with black stripes on a red speed bike with no license plate.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Marshals Service are also investigating the case.
