The father of a newborn who was kidnapped Wednesday morning as the mother was shot to death has been arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, according to the Memphis Police Department.
MPD said Brandon Isabelle was arrested after kidnapping 2-day-old Kennedy Hoyle and shooting Kennedy’s mother to death. Police confirmed that the mother was 27-year-old Danielle Hoyle.
According to an arrest affidavit, Brandon Isabelle admitted to luring Danielle Hoyle to the area of Levi and Sedgwick and shooting her.
Police say Isabelle also admitted to taking Kennedy Hoyle out of Danielle’s car, driving to Island Park and the Upper Mud Island Boat Ramp, and tossing her into the water. He then threw the gun he used to shoot Danielle into the Mississippi River and Wolf River Delta.
Police said that Kennedy has not been found yet, but that evidence suggests that the 2-day-old girl is deceased. The search will continue to recover her remains, MPD said.
Isabelle has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, murder in the perpetration of aggravated kidnapping and tampering/fabricating with evidence in connection to the deaths of Danielle and Kennedy Hoyle.
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An AMBER Alert has been issued by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for a 2-day-old baby missing from Memphis.
Memphis police reported Kennedy Hoyle is missing after her mother, 27-year-old Danielle Hoyle, was found shot to death near an abandoned vehicle Tuesday around 11:15 p.m.
They were last seen in the area of Sedgewick Drive and Levi Road in Whitehaven. Family members said the last time they heard from Hoyle was when she was taking Kennedy to the hospital on Tuesday evening.
Kennedy was last seen wearing a black and white polka dot onesie with pink pants. She is 6lbs. and 17 inches long. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
If you have seen baby Kennedy or know where she can be found call MPD at 901-545-2677 or TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.
This is a developing story.
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