Police: Baker area double homicide suspect dead in Mississippi; baby that was allegedly kidnapped now in hospital
Suspect fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her nephew, authorities say
Police swarm EBR murder suspect s car after chase; child injured in incident By WAFB Staff | May 3, 2021 at 12:24 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 8:46 PM
HARRISON COUNTY, Miss. (WAFB) - A double homicide suspect from the Baker area is now dead and the baby the suspect allegedly abducted is in stable condition at a Biloxi area hospital, according to Biloxi Police Chief John Miller.
WLOX-TV, WAFB’s sister station in Biloxi, Miss., is reporting the suspect, Eric Derell Smith, died in an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement after a police pursuit that began near the Louisiana/Mississippi state line.
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The baby has been identified as La’Mello Parker. He was born on Jan. 23, 2021. More than a dozen law enforcement units chase the suspect in a Louisiana murder down Interstate 10 in Long Beach on Monday. (Source: John Fitzhugh) By WLOX Staff | May 3, 2021 at 4:22 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 6:18 PM
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The three-month old child who police say was kidnapped by his father in Louisiana has died after a police shootout on Monday.
Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer told WLOX the three-month old infant died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at a Mobile hospital. The infant has been identified as La’Mello Parker, a boy who was born Jan. 23, 2021.
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A baby died on Tuesday after his father, who was accused of murdering two people, was shot and killed by police in a chase with the infant the day before.
Eric Derrell Smith, 30, was killed on Monday by police after a chase on I-10 in Biloxi, Mississippi. His 4-month-old baby was in the car at the time officers opened fire, according to WLOX. The baby, La’Mello Parker, died early Tuesday morning. The cause of the infant s death is unclear.
According to preliminary reports, Smith was exchanging gunfire with officers and allegedly used the baby as a shield to keep himself safe, WBRZ reported.