By Joanna Putman
Police1
BOONEVILLE, Miss. — The Chief of the Northeast Mississippi Community College Police Department has died after suffering a medical emergency while on duty, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Chief William Anthony Anderson Sr., 61, had been working multiple extra shifts in a row while serving at the National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) Basketball Tournament at the Bonner Arnold Coliseum in Booneville, according to the page. While working his fifth game in four days, he collapsed.
Despite life-saving measures, he was unable to be revived, according to the page.
Chief Anderson had served with the Northeast Mississippi Community College Campus Police for almost 10 years and had served in law enforcement for a total of 24 years. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, a son and three grandchildren.