A Fairhope man is facing a murder and an attempted murder charge in the wake of the killing and injuring of his parents.

According to information sent from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of a domestic situation on Dominion Drive in the unincorporated area of Fairhope around 11 p.m. Saturday, June 14. They found two people “suffering from serious physical injuries.”

Nanette Smith, 67, died in the home. Noel Smith was flown to a hospital in Pensacola and “is continuing to heal from injuries,” Capt. Daniel Steelman with the sheriff’s office wrote June 16.

Steelman said the Smiths and their son, 38-year-old Ryan Thomas Smith, lived in the home together. He said Smith fled the scene before deputies arrived on Saturday and located him driving on Interstate-65 northbound in Baldwin County. When they attempted to stop the vehicle, a pursuit ended on the interstate in Escambia County, Alabama, after deputies used the Grappler System.

The victims’ identities were initially withheld to allow for proper notification of their family. Nanette’s manner of death and the weapons reportedly used will not be released until the medical examiner completes a final report, Steelman wrote. Investigators believe all weapons used have been recovered.

If anyone has information concerning this case, contact Cpl. Investigator Chris Wright at (251) 972-8589.