A Mississippi community is mourning the loss of a sheriff’s deputy after he was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call Sunday evening.

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones identified the slain deputy as 37-year-old Martin Shields, Jr., in a Facebook post.

Shields had been with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office for about nine months, but “his law enforcement career extends beyond being employed with the HCSO,” the sheriff said. Memorial posts on social media showed previous employment with the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the Jackson Police Department.

Shields’ father retired from HCSO as a captain, according to the Jackson Fallen Firefighters Memorial Foundation.

Jones wrote a heartfelt tribute to Shields on his professional Facebook page early Monday morning, sharing that the two men had just responded to a capsized boat together earlier in the day. He said that while he was responding to the “shots fired” call, he paged Shields several times with no answer.

“The deputy who called ‘shots fired’ was in survival mode due to the situation but still performed very heroic acts. My heart sank as I rushed to the scene, not getting a response from the fallen deputy. Just prior to my arrival, I learned that he had been shot and was obviously deceased,” Jones wrote, adding there was an “outpouring of support” at the scene.

He said Shields “died a hero” and “while responding to a call for service to assist someone in need.”

“He fulfilled his assignment and his God-given mission on earth. Pray for his family, his friends, the many lives he touched, and the men and women of the HCSO as we all prepare for a final salute,” he wrote. “There’s absolutely no way I could ever imagine or prepare to tell a family their deputy will not be coming home from their tour of duty. However, tragically, I found myself in that situation late this evening.”

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones wrote a heartfelt tribute to slain Deputy Martin Shields, Jr., saying that he “died a hero” and “while responding to a call for service to assist someone in need.” (Running 4 Heroes/Facebook)

Shields’ death marks the latest killing in a deadly weekend for law enforcement across the country.

Two Virginia Beach police officers died Saturday morning after they were both shot while conducting a traffic stop late Friday night.

In Pennsylvania, West York Borough Patrolman Andrew Duarte was shot and killed while responding to an active shooter at UPMC Memorial Hospital on Saturday morning.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation and Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones.