On the night of June 26, 2019, three people were shot to death at a home on South Harrell’s Ferry Road in Baton Rouge. Victims were 35-year-old Crista Mae Sudduth, her 72-year-old grandmother Ruby Lee White, and 32-year-old Ivy Frank. Two boys, Crista’s sons aged 14 and 12, were in the house; the older boy got his younger brother out and hid with him in a backyard shed until deputies arrived.

Authorities say the shooter was Crista’s 48-year-old ex-boyfriend Michael Lee Wade. The children identified Wade and his vehicle, information that led deputies to locate him; after a brief pursuit he was arrested in the Shenandoah area. Wade was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon.

Fundraisers were organized to help with funeral expenses for Crista and her grandmother.