Shooting victims found on I-310, not clear where shooting happened

Shooting

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting after finding two people with bullet wounds on Interstate 310.

"On Sunday July 11, 2021 shortly after 3:30 a.m., the S.C.S.O. 911 center received multiple calls in reference to an incident on Interstate 310," the sheriff's office said in a news release.

They were called to the south bound lanes of the I-310 in St. Rose.

"Deputies arrived on scene and discovered a white colored Dodge Durango sports utility vehicle located in the roadway with two gunshot victims, near the section of 310 that crosses over Airline Highway/US 61."

Both victims were transported to University Medical Center.

It's not clear if the shooting happened on the interstate.

"Although the vehicle occupied by the injured victims was located on Interstate 310, investigators are still attempting to determine the actual location of where the incident took place."

Police ask anyone with information about the incident to contact Detective Amanda Buchanan of the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office at (985)783-6807.

"Anyone with information regarding this incident may also all Crime Stoppers at 1-877-903-STOP.  Citizens do not have to give their name nor testify and could receive up to $2,500."