A Louisiana father who was killed during a police shootout in Mississippi reportedly used his four-month-old infant son as a human shield.
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The shootout took place near the Mississippi-Louisiana border on Monday after Eric Derell Smith kidnapped four-month-old La’Mello Parker after he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend, Christin Parker,32, and her nephew, Brandon Parker,26. Several minutes after the shooting, Smith was seen on Interstate 10 using the infant as a human shield as Biloxi officers fired off several gunshots. Smith died during the shootout and Parker was rushed to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries.
The police officer and Harrison County sheriff’s deputy who were present during the shootout were placed on administrative leave.
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Authorities said Parker and her nephew were shot inside of her home in Baton Rouge Parish but the events that led up to the shooting are currently unknown.
SOURCE: New York Post