Arrest made after 6 Mississippi Coast teenagers shot at Bay St. Louis house party

Justin Mitchell
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A Mississippi teenager has been arrested on murder and aggravated assault charges after a shooting at a Bay St. Louis house party left two teenagers dead and four others hospitalized, Police Chief Toby Schwartz said Sunday morning.

Cameron Everett Brand, 19, was identified as the sole shooter at the party, Schwartz said.

Bay police officers responded to the home in the 100 block of Old Blue Meadow Road at 12:34 a.m. and found multiple people suffering from gunshot wounds, Schwartz said, and others were taken to local hospitals in personal vehicles.

The six victims are between the ages of 15 and 18. Two of the victims are students at Bay High School in Bay St. Louis. Four of the students attend nearby Hancock High School.

Four of the victims were taken to hospitals in New Orleans or Slidell via Life Flight helicopter.

Two of the teens being treated at University Medical Center in New Orleans died Sunday morning, according to Schwartz and Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair. They were 16 and 18, but their identities have not yet been released.

Brand was arrested at his home in Pass Christian without incident. He is held in the Hancock County jail without bond, which was set by Municipal Court Judge Stephen Maggio.

Hancock High School posted a comment on Facebook: “Our hearts are broken as we mourn the tragic loss of two Hancock High School students who were victims of the shooting in Bay St. Louis last night.

“Our hearts are with their families, friends, and the school staff during this incredibly difficult time. Please keep them, along with the others who were injured from Hancock and Bay High Schools, in your thoughts and prayers. To our students and staff, please know that there will be support services available at the high school tomorrow to help you through this.

“Let us come together as a community to show our support and love during this difficult time.”

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Bay St. Louis police, Hancock County sheriff’s deputies and Waveland police responded to a shooting where six high school students were shot at a house party on Old Blue Meadow Road in Bay St. Louis.
Bay St. Louis police, Hancock County sheriff’s deputies and Waveland police responded to a shooting where six high school students were shot at a house party on Old Blue Meadow Road in Bay St. Louis.