Wife Channing Wells said on Wednesday that the baby will be named Josie Wells Jr , after his father . The last thing she told her husband was that she had an appointment - but not until next week - to learn whether the baby was a boy or a girl . Wells , 27 , was killed on the outskirts of Baton Rouge on Tuesday in a shootout with a man suspected of killing three siblings outside a nightclub . The suspect , Jamie Croom , 31 , was hit multiple times in the shootout . He died early on Wednesday . Before Croom died , the U.S. Attorney 's Office charged him with the young deputy 's murder .
Wife Channing Wells said on Wednesday that the baby will be named Josie Wells Jr , after his father . The last thing she told her husband was that she had an appointment - but not until next week - to learn whether the baby was a boy or a girl . Wells , 27 , was killed on the outskirts of Baton Rouge on Tuesday in a shootout with a man suspected of killing two siblings outside a nightclub . The suspect , Jamie Croom , 31 , was hit multiple times in the shootout . He died early on Wednesday . Before Croom died , the U.S. Attorney 's Office charged him with the young deputy 's murder .