Activists demand answers in shooting death of infant La’Mello Parker
Protesters on the corner of Jones Park in Gulfport demanded transparency from law enforcement Saturday in the wake of the shooting death of three-month-old La’Mello Parker…
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MS Rising Coalition hosting protest for La’Mello Parker
Mississippi Rising Coalition is hosting a protest Saturday at Jones Park in Gulfport. In a social media post, they’re stating that it is “time to stand up for…
Seeking justice for La’Mello Parker
Today, the family of La’Mello Parker and supporting organizations came together to hold a press conference outside the Gulfport Police Department calling for police accountability. On May 3rd, three-month-old La’Mello Parker…
Fundraiser for family of La’Mello Parker
A fundraiser will be held for the family of La’Mello Parker, the three-month-old baby who was shot and killed back in May during a shootout between police and the infant’s…
Protest planned asking for transparency in death of La’Mello Parker
Black Lives Matter Mississippi has organized a protest set to take place Saturday to ask for police accountability and transparency regarding the death of three-month-old La’Mello Parker. They’re calling it the ‘He was our Child’ protest and…
Activists demand answers after baby killed in shootout in Harrison County
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Officials have not yet said who is responsible for the shot that killed a 3-month-old baby when his father died in a shootout with police on a highway last…
Autopsy results released for three-month-old boy killed during police chase Monday
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Autopsy results have been released for La'Mello Parker, a three-month-old boy killed during a two-state police chase. WXXV spoke with Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer, he said the autopsy results revealed the cause of death was…
Autopsy results set to be released Wednesday for 4-month-old boy killed during Monday police chase
BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV) — Autopsy results are set to be released by noon Wednesday for a four-month-old boy killed Monday during a two-state police chase. Authorities announced Tuesday morning that the child died at a Mobile, Alabama hospital. The four-month-old…