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Officers arrest suspect Cory Godbolt on Sunday, May 28, 2017, following several fatal shootings Saturday in Lincoln County, Miss., officials said. (Therese Apel/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)
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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2014 file photo, a helicopter tales off in front of two other choppers at East Hampton Town Airport in East Hampton, N.Y. East Hampton officials enacted curfews and limits on the frequency of flights to quiet the skies, and complaints. But an appeals court struck down those laws last winter and now the town, with the support of New York City and others arguing for local control of airports, are asking he U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File)
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In this May 19, 2017 photo, a helicopter prepares for take off at East Hampton Airport in East Hampton, N.Y. East Hampton officials enacted curfews and limits on the frequency of flights to quiet the skies, and complaints. But an appeals court struck down those laws last winter and now the town, with the support of New York City and others arguing for local control of airports, are asking he U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)
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In this May 19, 2017 photo, passengers prepare to board a helicopter at East Hampton Airport in East Hampton, N.Y. East Hampton officials enacted curfews and limits on the frequency of flights to quiet the skies, and complaints. But an appeals court struck down those laws last winter and now the town, with the support of New York City and others arguing for local control of airports, are asking he U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)
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In this May 25, 2017 photo, Glenn Sharp, who sat out fines in jail, stands in the doorway of his Lincoln, Neb., apartment. Nebraska's largest county corrections departments spend millions each year incarcerating people who couldn't pay routine fines or afford bail, sometimes for nonviolent misdemeanors that wouldn't result in jail time. Advocates are optimistic that a law passed this session requiring judges to consider whether someone can afford a fine or bail before assigning it will keep more poor people out of jail. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this May 25, 2017 photo, Glenn Sharp, who sat out fines in jail, gestures in his Lincoln, Neb., apartment. Nebraska's largest county corrections departments spend millions each year incarcerating people who couldn't pay routine fines or afford bail, sometimes for nonviolent misdemeanors that wouldn't result in jail time. Advocates are optimistic that a law passed this session requiring judges to consider whether someone can afford a fine or bail before assigning it will keep more poor people out of jail. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this May 25, 2017 photo, Glenn Sharp, who sat out fines in jail, gestures in his Lincoln, Neb., apartment. Nebraska's largest county corrections departments spend millions each year incarcerating people who couldn't pay routine fines or afford bail, sometimes for nonviolent misdemeanors that wouldn't result in jail time. Advocates are optimistic that a law passed this session requiring judges to consider whether someone can afford a fine or bail before assigning it will keep more poor people out of jail. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this May 23, 2017, photo, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, left, and his wife Ivanka Trump watch during a visit by President Donald Trump to Yad Vashem to honor the victims of the Holocaust in Jerusalem. The Washington Post is reporting that the FBI is investigating meetings that Trump’s son-in-law, Kushner, had in December 2016, with Russian officials. Kushner, a key White House adviser, had meetings late last year with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, and Russian banker Sergey Gorkov. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a news conference after a man fatally stabbed two men Friday on a light-rail train when they tried to stop him from yelling anti-Muslim slurs at two young women, one of whom was wearing a hijab in Portland, Ore., Saturday, May 27, 2017. Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, was booked on suspicion of aggravated murder and attempted murder in the attack and will make a first court appearance Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speak at a news conference after a man fatally stabbed two men Friday on a light-rail train when they tried to stop him from yelling anti-Muslim slurs at two young women, one of whom was wearing a hijab, in Portland, Ore., Saturday, May 27, 2017. Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, was booked on suspicion of aggravated murder and attempted murder in the attack and will make a first court appearance Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)
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Philadelphia Phillies' Tommy Joseph is doused by Cameron Rupp at the end of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
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This photo provided by Richmond City Jail/Sheriff’s Office shows Travis A. Ball. Ball is charged in the shooting of Special Agent Michael T. Walter, who died early Saturday, May 27, 2017 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond. Ball was taken into custody at a residence in Northumberland County about an hour after Walter died. (Richmond City Jail/Sheriff’s Office via AP)
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This photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows special Agent Michael T. Walter. Walter died Saturday, May 27, 2017, after being shot by a man sitting in a car in a Richmond public housing complex, police said. Travis A. Ball is being held without bond on charges that include malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Additional charges are pending. (Virginia State Police via AP)
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This photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows special Agent Michael T. Walter. Walter died Saturday, May 27, 2017 after being shot by a man sitting in a car in a Richmond public housing complex, police said. Travis A. Ball is being held without bond on charges that include malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Additional charges are pending. (Virginia State Police via AP)
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This photo provided by Richmond City Jail/Sheriff’s Office shows Travis A. Ball. Ball, 27, is charged in the shooting of Special Agent Michael T. Walter, who died early Saturday, May 27, 2017 at VCU Medical Center in Richmond. Ball was taken into custody at a residence in Northumberland County about an hour after Walter died. (Richmond City Jail/Sheriff’s Office via AP)
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This booking photo provided by Multnomah County Sheriff's Office shows Jeremy Joseph Christian. Authorities on Saturday, May 27, 2017 identified Christian as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of two people on a Portland light-rail train in Oregon. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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State Police Superintendent Col. Steven Flaherty addresses reporters in a Richmond public housing complex where a state police special agent was fatally shot on Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Richmond, Va.. Authorities say Special Agent Michael T. Walter was shot Friday after he and a City of Richmond police officer approached a vehicle parked on a street in Mosby Court. Travis A. Ball is being held without bond on charges that include malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. (AP Photo/Alanna Durkin Richer)
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This booking photo provided by Multnomah County Sheriff's Office shows Jeremy Joseph Christian. Authorities on Saturday, May 27, 2017 identified Christian as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of two people on a Portland light-rail train in Oregon. (Multnomah County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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This image provided by the Virginia State Police shows law enforcement investigating the scene of a shooting early Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Richmond, Va. Special Agent Michael T. Walter, a Virginia State Police special agent died Saturday after being shot by a man sitting in a car in Richmond, police said. The shooting suspect fled on foot, sparking an overnight manhunt that ended with the man’s arrest about an hour after the agent’s death. Virginia State Police said in an emailed statement that Travis A. Ball of Richmond is being held without bond on charges that include malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony (Virginia State Police via AP)
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People attend a service at the Angel of the North in Gateshead, England, in memory of Manchester bombing victims Courtney Boyle and stepfather Philip Tron, Friday, May 26, 2017. Hundreds gathered at the landmark in their home town of Gateshead for a balloon release. Miss Boyle, a 19-year-old student at Leeds Beckett University, and Mr Tron, 32, were picking up her sister from the concert when they were killed. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)