Erica Price, Mother of Hagen Mills’ Daughter, 4, Survives Attempted Murder

Before actor Hagen Mills died by suicide on May 19, 2020, he attempted to shoot Erica Price, the mother of their 4-year-old daughter, Mila, according to the Mayfield Police Department. When officers responded to 911 call around 5:45 p.m. local time on Tuesday, they found Price with gunshot wounds to her arm and chest.

Price, 34, told officers that Mills remained inside her home in Mayfield, Kentucky, and had turned the gun on himself. Price was immediately taken to the hospital for treatment and survived the shooting. She is in stable condition. Mills died at age 29.

Police reported that Price’s mother and daughter were held hostage in the home by Mills until Price returned home. When Price arrived at the house, Mills attempted to shoot her before turning the gun on himself. Price’s mother and daughter Mila were unharmed, according to police.

Mills, who was best known for his roles on the TV shows Baskets and Swedish Dicks, first met Price in 2012. While they were no longer a couple at the time of the shooting, they continued to co-parent their young daughter.

Mills Was Charged With Rape & Kidnapping In March

In March, the actor was arrested on rape, sodomy, wanton endangerment and kidnapping charges, according to the Graves County Jail’s website. On Monday, the day before his attempted murder-suicide, Mills reportedly bonded out of jail, according to the Western Kentucky Star.

Price Is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner

According to Price’s LinkedIn profile, she earned both her Bachelor of Science in Registered Nursing and Doctorate of Nursing Practice in 2019 from Murray State University. She currently works as an advanced practice nurse at Kentucky Care.

On her shared photos on Facebook, Price posted photos of her daughter with Mills in a Murray State t-shirt.

Price Remained On Friendly Terms With Mills’ Grandmother

After Price earned her doctorate, Mills’ grandmother, Beverly Ballard Lynch, wrote on her Facebook picture, “Erica! Such an accomplishment! Well done Mila’s mommy!”

Mills’ mother told TMZ that Hagen loved acting, his true passion in life Mila, his daughter with Price.

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