‘Multiple Dead’ In Saturday Shooting At Metairie LA Jefferson Gun Outlet

February 20, 2021 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

JEFFERSON PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Multiple people are said to have been shot dead Saturday at a Jefferson Parish gun store and shooting range Saturday.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office are currently on the scene of a shooting that claimed the lives of multiple people Saturday evening.

The gun store and indoor shooting range is located at, 5115, 6719 Airline Dr suite A in Metairie.

The number of victims was not provided.

Details of the deadly incident are still emerging.

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Geo quick facts: Jefferson Parish is a parish in the state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 432,552. The parish seat is Gretna. Jefferson Parish is included in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.

Body Found Thursday Near Vinton ID’d As Missing Pregnant Woman Kayla Rice

February 12, 2021 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

CALCASIEU PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — A body found Thursday in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, has been identified as missing pregnant woman, Kayla Rice.

The remains of Rice, 33, were located near Vinton Thursday.

According to reports, the body of Rice was located on Ged Road near Ged Lake in Vinton on Thursday. Rice had been missing since late November of 2020 and was 6 months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.

No cause of death was provided.

The Beaumont Police Department asks anyone with information about this case to call them at 409-832-1234. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can call Southeast Texas Crime Stoppers at 409-833-TIPS.

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Geo quick facts: Vinton is a town in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,212 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.

LA Man Christopher Gabilondo ID’d As Pedestrian In Monday Baton Rouge Fatal Vehicle Strike

January 5, 2021 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Christopher Gabilondo, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle Monday in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Gabilondo, 37, was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in Baton Rouge Monday morning.

According to reports, Gabilondo was on-foot in the area of Siegen Lane and Perkins Road in Baton Rouge, when he was struck by a Honda Accord around 8:30 a.m. Monday.

Gabilondo was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma.

The Honda driver was uninjured in the collision.

Toxicology samples were collected from both the victim and the Honda driver for analysis.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: East Baton Rouge Parish is the most populous parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 440,171. The parish seat is Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s state capital. East Baton Rouge Parish is located inside of the Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.

LA Man Brock Johnson ID’d As Victim In Thursday Night Lafayette Fatal House Fire

December 11, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

LAFAYETTE PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Brock Johnson, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday night fatal house fire in Lafayette Parish.

Johnson, 20, was killed in a structure fire in Lafayette Thursday night.

According to reports, firefighters responded to a call of a house fire in the 200 block of St Benjamin Dr in Lafayette around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

According to family members, they were home at the time the fire broke out. Johnson was in his bedroom when they heard a loud boom.

As they went to investigate the source of the loud sound, they found Johnson’s bedroom fully engulfed in flames.

Firefighters later found the body of Johnson in the bedroom.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Lafayette Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 221,578. The parish seat is Lafayette. The parish was founded in 1823 – Wikipedia.

U Of LA Monroe Head Coach Michael Woodgate ID’d As Victim In Tuesday Bicycle Crash

November 4, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

OUACHITA PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Michael Woodgate, of Monroe, Louisiana, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Tuesday bicycle collision in Ouachita Parish.

Woodgate, 28, was killed in a bicycle-versus-SUV collision Tuesday evening near Monroe.

According to reports, Woodgate was operating a bicycle on LA-139 near Bayou Oaks Drive, when for unknown reasons, the bike entered a travel lane of LA-139. The bike then came into contact with a Chevrolet Silverado around 4: 20 p.m. Tuesday.

Woodgate was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

Woodgate, who was originally from Boroughbridge, England, was named the head coach of the champion University of Louisiana Monroe Warhawk Water Ski Team in May of 2019.

The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Ouachita Parish is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 153,720. The parish seat is Monroe. The parish was formed in 1807. Ouachita Parish is part of the Monroe, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area.Wikipedia

New Iberia 2016 Flood Victim Somvang Sinsayarath Dies In Monday Vehicle Crash

October 13, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

IBERIA PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Somvang Sinsayarath, of New Iberia, Louisiana, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Monday evening vehicle crash in Iberia Parish.

Sinsayarath, 58, was killed in a two-vehicle crash near New Iberia Monday evening.

According to reports, Sinsayarath was operating a Honda Fit on LA-674 near Blanchard Road in New Iberia, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes Monday evening. The vehicle then came into contact with a Chevy Tahoe.

Sinsayarath was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash of blunt force trauma injuries.

The driver and passenger of the Tahoe were transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

Sinsayarath was featured in a story on KJRH after losing everything in a 2016 flood:

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Iberia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 73,240. The parish seat is New Iberia. The parish was formed in 1868 during the Reconstruction era and named for the Iberian Peninsula – Wikipedia.

Dennis Davis & Ravin Quebedeaux ID’d As Pedestrians Fatally Struck By Vehicle Tuesday Night In Lafayette

September 30, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

LAFAYETTE PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Texas man, Dennis Davis, and Ravin Quebedeaux, of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, have been identified as the pedestrians in a Tuesday night double-fatal vehicle collision in Lafayette Parish.

Davis, 36, and 34-year-old Quebedeaux, were both killed in after being struck by a vehicle in Lafayette Tuesday night.

According to reports, a vehicle was traveling in the 5700 block of Johnston Street, in Lafayette, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then came into contact with Davis and Quebedeaux, who were waiting at a bus stop.

Davis and Quebedeaux were both pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

The investigation into the double deadly incident remains ongoing.

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Body Of Missing LA Woman Jennifer Dunman Found Wednesday

September 23, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

CADDO PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — The body of missing Shreveport, Louisiana woman, Jennifer Dunman, has been located Wednesday morning in Caddo Parish.

The body of Dunman, who went missing one day after celebrating her 41st birthday, was found shortly after midnight on Wednesday at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport.

Dunman, aka, Jennifer Cowart, was last was seen Saturday near her home, located at, 358 Arthur Avenue in Shreveport.

Below is a statement from SPD:

“Arriving officers made contact with hospital police who advised that they located Ms. Dunman in a secured area of the hospital. Detectives with the homicide division responded and conducted their preliminary investigation. The scene was processed by Crime Scene Investigators. There were no obvious signs of foul play. The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office took possession of the decedent and an autopsy will be performed.”

A cause of death was not provided.

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Geo quick facts: Caddo Parish is a parish located in the northwest corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 254,969, making it the fourth-most populous parish in Louisiana. The parish seat is Shreveport, which developed along the Red River – Wikipedia.

LA Denham Springs HS Student Remy Hidalgo Dies Following Friday Football Practice

September 18, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

LIVINGSTON PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Remy Hidalgo, of Denham Springs, Louisiana, the high school student who was rushed to an Livingston Parish area hospital after collapsing during football practice, has passed away, according to his mother Friday morning.

Ashely Roberson, Hidalgo’s mother, shared the sad news of her son’s death in a Facebook post around 4 am on September 18.

Hidalgo was transported to an area hospital on Tuesday after collapsing near the end of DS football practice, Hidalgo’s family said on Thursday. The teen was in desperate need of a blood transfusion and that his condition had continued to deteriorate.

A cause of death was not provided.

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Geo quick facts: Livingston Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Livingston Parish is known as one of the six Florida Parishes, a region of the State of Louisiana that was bought from Spanish Florida and created the state of Louisiana as it is known today – Wikipedia.

LA Teen Christopher Ware ID’d As Victim In Friday Night Glenmora Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash

September 12, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"

VERNON PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Christopher Ware, of Pitkin, Louisiana, has been identified as the teenage victim in a fatal Friday night vehicle crash in Vernon Parish.

Ware, 18, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Glenmora Friday night.

According to reports, Ware was operating a pickup truck on LA-112 near Forest Hill, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 11:45 p.m. Friday. The vehicle then overcorrected and rolled over.

Ware was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Ware:

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Geo quick facts: Vernon Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 52,334. The parish seat is Leesville. Bordered on the west by the Sabine River, the parish was founded in 1871 during the Reconstruction era – Wikipedia.