A Mother’s Day massacre left a woman and two of her daughters dead in Mississippi, officials said. The suspect died later hundreds of miles away. According to the Ridgeland Police Department, a man later identified as Ivory James Welch III, was the lead suspect in the death of his mother and two sisters when he fled town and the state, getting as far as Arizona before he was shot dead in a shootout with state troopers.
The Mississippi officers were subsequently notified that their suspect was killed in Arizona on Monday afternoon. According to the police chief, an arrest warrant for Welch was obtained and the U.S. Marshals Task Force began searching for him. He was ultimately located by Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers between Morenci and Clifton, according to AZFamily.
Myers added: 'This investigation is a great example of how teamwork in law enforcement, as well as a great relationship with our media outlets, affords us swift justice for a grieving family.' Mississippi ACLU released a statement remembering Crystal Welch, who served as Board President since 2023. 'I just cannot process today’s news,' Executive Director Jarvis Dortch said.
Authorities have not identified a motive for the fatal shootings. 'He may have been upset about a funeral and his birthday, which was on Friday,' Chief Myers said, per AZFamily.
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