Some sad news for the weekend.
Here on the Coast we have had a horrific high speed chase that ends with driver shot and killed as well as a baby he had in the vehicle.
The chase started in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with a double murder and the suspected perp went on the lame with a 4 month old baby…..along I-10 that ended in Harrison county Mississippi.
East Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputies responded around 11:30 a.m. to 911 hang-up call from the 2000 block of Richmond Street in Baker. Smith’s ex-girlfriend lives at the address.
When deputies got to the home, they found the shooting victims, identified by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office as Christin Parker, 32, and her nephew, Brandon Parker, 26.
Smith left the home in a blue Nissan Altima and had the 4-month-old baby with him.
The top priority for Louisiana authorities was to locate the child unharmed, so they immediately released details of the incident to the public.
Biloxi police are handling the investigation into Smith’s death because the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Gulfport Police Department and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office took part in the chase.
After a baby was killed in an alleged shootout with police on the interstate Monday, many in South Mississippi have questions about police protocol and policies related to use of force.
Law enforcement chased a double-homicide suspect, Eric Derrell Smith, after he was spotted on the interstate in Mississippi. Smith’s 4-month-old baby boy was in the blue Nissan Altima with him.
After officers deployed spike strips, Smith kept driving at a speed as low as 10 miles per hour. Then, when Smith’s car got stuck in the interstate median, officers fired a barrage of bullets into the vehicle.
A coroner’s report says a 4-month-old died from a gunshot wound after his father was killed by police, though officials won’t say how the baby was shot.The autopsy report released Wednesday did not say where on his body the child was shot. It’s still unclear who fired the bullet.
In Saner Thought 
I understand that the officers were fired upon first, but there still had to be a way to avoid letting loose a barrage of bullets into the car. What a tragedy.😔
A tragedy indeed……chuq
Absolutely no call for that. If they knew a baby was in the car, they should have stood down and let someone negotiate. If they didn’t know, then whoever shot the baby is going to have to live with that shocking outcome.
Either way, it was an awful incident.
Best wishes, Pete.
The trigger happine4ss of the police is getting worse by the day. chuq
I agree with beetleypete. “Absolutely no call for that. If they knew a baby was in the car, they should have stood down and let someone negotiate.”
I agree with you both…..it is the culture of the police now….shoot first and cover your ass next…..chuq
Thanx for the visit and the comment ….I appreciate your time chuq
I agree to Pete! Michael