# Mother and daughter found dead; suspect shot

> Two women dead in Mississippi home; suspect shot in Florida hours later.
- Title: Mother and daughter found dead; suspect shot · Valleynewslive
- Summary: Two women dead in Mississippi home; suspect shot in Florida hours later. Doris Crimmins, 84, and her daughter Kimberly Hernandez, 63, were found dead in Long…
- Keywords: doris crimmins, kimberly hernandez, richard timothy ward, long beach police, escambia county sheriff, homicide investigation, Valleynewslive
- Source: Valleynewslive — https://valleynewslive.com/2026/11/14/mother-daughter-found-dead-home-suspect-shot-hours-later-police-say
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:27:52.118+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: doris crimmins, kimberly hernandez, richard timothy ward, long beach police, escambia county sheriff, homicide investigation, news, local
## Two women found dead
Doris Crimmins, 84, and her daughter Kimberly Hernandez, 63, were discovered dead inside a Mississippi home Friday.
## Suspect identified
Long Beach police chief Billy Seale named Richard Timothy Ward, Crimmins' son and Hernandez' brother, as the suspect.
## Suspect shot by deputies
Ward was shot by Escambia County Sheriff's deputies after pulling a gun and firing at them.
## Key takeaway

Doris Crimmins, 84, and her daughter Kimberly Hernandez, 63, were found dead in Long Beach, Mississippi, with suspect Richard Timothy Ward shot by deputies in Florida.