The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating what led to a double murder in River Ridge.
A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office says about 10:30 p.m. Thursday night, deputies responded to a call of shots fired near Newton Street and Upland Avenue near the Kenner city line.
When deputies arrived they found two men fatally shot. Both were pronounced dead on the scene.
Detectives are working to find a motive of potential suspect in the shooting. The identities of the two victims have not been released.