Three-month-old La’Mello Parker died after being struck by gunfire during a police shooting on Interstate 10 in Harrison County, Mississippi. The infant was wounded during a confrontation on May 3, 2021, that began earlier when his father, Eric Derrell Smith, allegedly shot and killed La’Mello’s mother, Christin Parker, 32, and her nephew, Brandon Parker, 26, at a home in Baker, Louisiana. Smith fled with the baby, triggering a multi-state pursuit that ended in the I-10 median near the Woolmarket exit in Biloxi.

Law enforcement accounts say Smith exited his vehicle holding the infant and fired at officers; officers returned fire, discharging more than 20 rounds into the car. Smith was killed at the scene; La’Mello was taken to a local hospital and then to USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Mobile, where he died the following day. A grand jury later declined to indict the officers, and the family filed a federal civil suit that was dismissed and affirmed on appeal.

Does anyone have information about La’Mello, his family, or the events leading up to May 3, 2021?