A family Easter celebration in St. Bernard, Louisiana, ended in a double homicide on April 5, 2026. Mary Major, 75, and her daughter Trenelle Major Collins, 55, were shot inside their home on Centennial Drive after a physical altercation with a family member. Both women were taken to a nearby hospital and died of their injuries.

Authorities say the alleged shooter was 22-year-old Lee Collins III, identified as Mary’s grandson and Trenelle’s son. He also reportedly fired at his father, who was present but not hit. Collins fled the scene, reportedly stole a white 2019 Ford stake bed truck from a local business, and was tracked by license plate readers and cameras into Mississippi.

Two days later Collins was arrested in Mobile, Alabama and was to be returned to Louisiana. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office announced charges of two counts of second-degree murder. Anyone with information about the victims, the argument that preceded the shootings, or the events that night is asked to come forward.