According to WLOX, a child is dead in Biloxi after he was hit by a vehicle Sunday afternoon.
Police said that 12-year-old Tristain Smith was hit on Lamey Bridge Road, north of Sangani Boulevard before 2:30 p.m.
When first responders arrived at the scene, they immediately began life-saving efforts with the help of an off-duty nurse who stopped to assist.
WLOX reports that a D’Iberville Police officer immediately transported the victim to Merit Health Biloxi, with a nurse and firefighter traveling with the victim in the vehicle to continue life-saving measures.
