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Manhunt for suspected St. Bernard Parish double-murderer spreads to Mississippi

Manhunt for suspected St. Bernard Parish double-murderer spreads to Mississippi
St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office

A manhunt is on for a suspect in the murder two women in St. Bernard Parish.

According to our partners at NOLA.com, the victims were the suspect's mother and grandmother.




The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office says 22-year-old Lee Collins III shot both women around 7:45 Sunday night at a home in the 2200 block of Centanni Drive.

Paramedics took the victims to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

Authorities believe Collins stole a Ford stake-bed truck bearing the Louisiana license plate number Z258037 (pictured) and fled to Mississippi.

Anyone with information on Collins' location is asked to call the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office at (504) 271-2501, or (504) 271-8477 (TIPS).

Tips can also be called in to Crimestoppers at (504) 822-1111 or toll free at (877) 903-7867 (STOP).

Callers to Crimestoppers do not have to leave their names and may be eligible for a cash reward.