The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Westbank resident thought someone was trespassing in his backyard. Moments later he was shot in the head.
Detectives are asking for help solving the case.
"A shooting ... occurred Wednesday, May 31, 2023, around 10:30 P.M. in the 200 block of Boutte Estates Drive in Boutte, LA.," according to a news release. "When deputies arrived at the location, they located a twenty-seven-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to the head."
Authorities say the man made it to the hospital.
"Through investigation, Detectives have learned the victim notified family members that he believed someone was in the backyard of their residence. The victim entered the rear bedroom and shortly after, his mother heard a single loud gunshot. The mother entered the rear bedroom and found her son suffering from a gunshot wound to the head."
They say they investigation is ongoing.
"We are urging anyone with any information including citizens in the area with home surveillance or Ring camera systems to review their video footage and to contact Detective Joshua DeRoche with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office at jderoche@stcharlessheriff.org, (985) 783-6807, or
(985) 783-1135. Citizens may also contact CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-877-903-STOP. You do not have to give your name nor testify and could receive up to a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest."
