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3rd person arrested in Tangipahoa killing

3rd person arrested in Tangipahoa killing

Irvin Foster

Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office

A third suspect has been arrested in last week's murder in the village of Tangipahoa.

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office booked 20-year-old Irvin Foster on a charge of second degree murder in the shooting death of 37-year-old David Lee Burton.

Burton was found fatally shot in the 12000 block of Silo Road shortly after midnight the morning of Tuesday, November 3.

During the initial investigation, deputies arrested a 15-year-old boy on second degree murder and various other charges. Authorities also arrested 22-year-old Jacollis Burton.

A fourth suspect, 21-year-old Cyntrell Bean, remains at large.

Investigators believe the killing was drug related.

The sheriff's office asks anyone with information on the crime or Bean's whereabouts to call the criminal investigation division at (985) 902-2088.

Tips can also be left anonymously via Crime Stoppers of Tangipahoa at (800) 554-5245, or online at http://www.tangicrimestoppers.com.