St. John the Baptist Parish deputies are investigating a deadly shooting in LaPlace after the body of a 17-year-old was found Monday night. Deputies responded to reports of gunfire on Sinclair Loop and later discovered an unresponsive male in a field near the site of a former Winn-Dixie grocery store. Medical personnel pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
What Investigators Say
Investigators say deputies were called to reports of gunshots on Sinclair Loop and found multiple shell casings near an alley before locating the unresponsive male. Detectives later identified the victim as 17-year-old Omarion Ingram and say relatives told them he was believed to have been in the area and possibly involved in an altercation. These details come from a post by the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, which is leading the probe.
LaPlace's Recent Violence
The killing arrives amid a string of shootings in St. John Parish this year, including a February double homicide and other fatal incidents that prompted arrests and heightened patrols. Local reporting has tracked those earlier cases and the sheriff's office responses, as detailed in coverage of a street corner turned deadly earlier this year.
How To Help Investigators
Anyone with information, video or other tips is asked to submit them through the sheriff's office tip form or call the department's TIPS line at 985-359-TIPS. Tips can also be made to Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111; the sheriff's online tip page has submission options, according to the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office.
