61-year-old Helena Malone murdered her 79-year-old mother, Helen Plaisance, in Highland Community Hospital's parking lot, then shot herself before police arrived.

In Picayune, Mississippi, a murder-suicide occurred in the parking lot of Highland Community Hospital, resulting in the deaths of 61-year-old Helena Malone and her 79-year-old mother, Helen Plaisance. After shooting her mother, Malone called the police and then shot herself before officers arrived. Both women were taken to the emergency room but did not survive. No other injuries were reported, and police are investigating the motive.