FOIA request paints a timeline of events leading up to Bay St. Louis shooting

A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by WLBT has uncovered more details surrounding the events that led to the death of two Bay St. Louis police officers and their shooter, Vicksburg native Amy Brogdon Anderson.

According to a report by WLBT, four calls were made between Dec. 13 and Dec. 14 regarding Anderson, with three of them occurring just hours before the shooting took place.

Timeline of events

From what the FOIA request uncovered, a timeline of events was established.

• Dec. 13, 3:28 p.m. – Anderson’s mother calls the police, concerned about her daughter’s welfare. Police are told Anderson was “out of control”. Police were also informed that Anderson may have been under the influence of narcotics. The mother also mentioned there was a loaded pistol with a child inside the home.
• Dec. 13, 7:45 p.m. – Anderson arrives at the Ocean Springs Police Department stating that a man is harassing her.
• Dec. 14, 12:15 a.m. – A family member contacts police and states that Anderson was “wandering around [the] house convinced the mafia changed her locks.”
• Dec. 14, 12:21 a.m. – Police arrive at Anderson’s residence but find no one home.
• Dec. 14, 2:30 a.m. – Anderson checks into Bay St. Louis Motel 6.
• Dec. 14, 3:35 a.m. – Anderson asks the desk manager to contact 911.
• Dec. 14, 3:39 a.m. – Officers Steven Robin and Branden Estorffe arrive and meet with Anderson. Anderson states she was being followed by a white truck.
• Dec. 14, 4:19 a.m. After a 40-minute conversation, Anderson shoots and kills Robin. Estorffe and Anderson exchange gunfire. Estorffe is shot in the arm and head. Anderson is shot in the chest.

Anderson’s child was inside the vehicle when the shooting took place.

The case is still under investigation.