A 233-year old father has killed himself and his 1-year old daughter. According to authorities, he kidnapped her early Thursday morning in Mississippi before shooting her and turning the gun on himself following a 30-mile chase with police. The man identified as Lavonte Lloyd according to PEOPLE kidnapped both his baby, Kamaya, and her mother at gunpoint Thursday morning, taking them hostage in a home in Cruger.
Holmes County Sheriff Willie March, who also confirmed the news told reporters that Lloyd fled the scene of the abduction in Cruger before deputies could arrive. He took the baby and left the baby’s mom behind. Police who gave him a hot chase finally caught up with Lloyd’s vehicle near Greenwood on Highway 82 and followed him into Sunflower County. Things slowed down after Lloyd’s truck ran into a ditch near Moorhead. March said that is when the “terrible situation” reached its end: Lloyd shot Kamaya to death and then used his gun to kill himself. Polic also reveals that the murder-suicide came days after Lloyd tried breaking into the home of Kamaya’s mom, and a day after he took Kamaya from child care despite not having custody of her. Photo CrediT: Getty
