Mother Killed While Holding Baby

"PIERRE PART, LA — Deputies are investigating a murder and suicide that happened this morning in Assumption Parish.

"Deputies were dispatched to 119 Tut Street in Pierre Part around 7:40 a.m.

"Officials say Henry Walker, 29, used a shotgun to shoot his girlfriend, 26-year-old Heather Granier in the head. Then, Walker turned the gun on himself.

"Walker suffered self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the chest and face. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died.

"The woman was holding a seven-month-old baby when she was shot. The baby was not injured in the shooting.

"Officials say Walker had been living with Granier for the past month and a half at her father and step-mother's house.

"Neighbors say that Walker and Granier were good people, and they never would have expected this."

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