Cameron Everett Brand, 19, from Pass Christian, Mississippi, has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a house party in Bay St Louis that killed two people and hurt four others
The killing happened early Sunday morning, and Brand was arrested not long after. Here is all you need to know about this.
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On Sunday morning, Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz said that 19 year old Brand had been arrested and was being held in the Hancock County jail. All of the people who were hurt are teens, and their conditions are stable. Schwartz did not say who was shot or give any other information about the killing.
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Yahoo News says that at 12:34 a.m. on Sunday, cops in Bay St. Louis went to a house on Old Blue Meadow Road. They found several people who had been shot and drove them to hospitals close in their own cars. All of the victims are students at Hancock High or Bay High, and they are between 15 and 18 years old.
Two teens die after shooting in Bay St. Louis; suspect’s bond set at $0
Even though the cops got everyone to the hospital as soon as they could, two of the victims, ages 16 and 18, died. This despite being treated at University Medical Centre in New Orleans. Their names have not been made public.
The bond for Brand was set at $0 by Municipal Court Judge Stephen Maggio. It is not clear yet what he will be charged with or when he will go to court.
Community mourns after shooting in Bay St. Louis, investigation ongoing
The killing has shocked the community, and many people have sent their condolences to the victims and their families. The cops are still looking into the shooting. They haven’t said why it happened or what else they know about it. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation are helping the Bay St. Louis Police Department.
The shooting shows that gun crime is still a big problem in the U.S., especially among young people. It is a terrible thing that should not have happened, and it shows how important it is to take effective steps to stop such things from happening.