Incident

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    9-26-2024 Mississippi Picayune 1-1

    Location

    September 26, 2024

    Highland Community Hospital
    130 Highland Pkwy
    Picayune, Mississippi

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Helen Plaisance
    • Age: 79
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Relationship: Family
    • Name: Helena Malone
    • Age: 61
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
    • Suicide^
    • Murder/Suicide

    Notes

    Daughter shot and killed her mother in ER parking lot, Daughter was suffering from inoperable brain tumor that altered her behavior, mother and daughter were each other's caregivers; end-of-life decision

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Unknown

    District

    Congressional District: 4
    State Senate District: 40
    State House District: 106