On December 14, 2022, officers from the Bay St. Louis Police Department responded to a welfare check at a Motel 6. Sergeant Steven Robin, 34, and 23-year-old Officer Branden Estorffe spent about half an hour speaking with 43-year-old Amy Brogdon Anderson, who was seated in a vehicle with her child. After the officers decided to contact Child Protective Services, Anderson opened fire.

Sergeant Robin was struck and killed instantly. Officer Estorffe was fatally wounded but managed to return fire and killed Anderson; investigators later confirmed a round from Estorffe’s service weapon caused Anderson’s death. Estorffe had served with the department for two years and was a graduate of the Harrison County Law Enforcement Training Academy.

The shooting left the community and local law enforcement mourning two deaths. If anyone witnessed the incident or has information that could clarify what happened that night, please come forward.