Suspect arrested following shooting in Hammond subdivison
NEWS AT FOUR. WE START WITH THIS BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. A MAN IS DEAD. FOUR OTHERS ARE SHOT IN HAMMOND, INCLUDING A YOUNG CHILD. THOSE GUNSHOTS RINGING OUT JUST HOURS AGO AT THE WILLOW VILLA COMMUNITY, RIGHT OFF OF OLD BATON ROUGE HIGHWAY. AND WE DO KNOW THAT ONE PERSON IS NOW IN CUSTODY. WDSU NORTH SHORE BUREAU REPORTER CHANTAL DAVIS LIVE WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND WHAT WE’RE LEARNING ABOUT THE VICTIMS. SO, AS YOU CAN SEE, A VERY ACTIVE SCENE HERE, THIS CRIME SCENE TAPE HERE ON VILLA ROAD STILL BLOCKING OFF THIS STRETCH OF ROAD WHERE THE CHAOS HAPPENED JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY. NOW WE’RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ZOOM IN SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT AFTERMATH. CHIEF GERALD STICKER TELLS ME TODAY IN A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT THIS ALL STARTED FROM AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE. AND THEN THAT’S WHEN THOSE SHOTS RANG OUT. YOU CAN SEE THE SANDALS. THEY’RE LEFT ON THE GROUND AND SOME OTHER SHOES THERE. AND YES, SADLY, LIKE YOU ALL SAID, A THREE YEAR OLD WAS CAUGHT IN THIS CROSSFIRE. WE ARE NOT SURE IF THAT CHILD IS A YOUNG GIRL OR A BOY, AND WE DO NOT KNOW HOW SERIOUS THAT CHILD’S INJURIES ARE AT THIS TIME. WE KNOW THAT A 26 YEAR OLD IS DEAD AND WAS ONE OF THE SHOOTERS. THE SECOND SHOOTER, ALSO SHOT IS IN THE HOSPITAL BUT IS IN CUSTODY. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF THE AGES OF THE OTHER TWO VICTIMS. WE DO KNOW THAT THE FOUR PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL HAVE INJURIES RANGING FROM STABLE TO CRITICAL CONDITION. THE REASON WHY IS NO EXCUSE FOR ANY DISAGREEMENT TO TURN INTO GUN VIOLENCE. AND THIS IS NO WAY FOR ANY ARGUMENT TO END. AND WE PREACH THIS EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING TO DO OUR LEVEL BEST TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE THE WHYS AND THE WHOS SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE ANSWERS TO YOU, TO THE, TO THE PUBLIC AND, YOU KNOW, TO THESE VICTIMS FAMILIES THAT HAVE TO THAT HAVE TO ENDURE THIS. NOW, NEIGHBORS HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE STANDING AROUND RIGHT NOW, SOME OF THEM, A LOT OF THEM TELLING ME THAT THEY’RE SHOCKED, THAT THEY SAY THAT THIS SUBDIVISION IS FAIRLY QUIET. AND THERE’S DEFINITELY A SAD FEELING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT HERE, KNOWING THAT A THREE YEAR OLD WAS CROSSED, WAS CAUGHT IN THIS CROSSFIRE. NOW ONE NEIGHBOR TELLS ME, YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN THOSE SHOTS RANG OUT AND WOKE HIM UP OUT OF HIS SLEEP. YOU’LL HEAR FROM HIM COMING UP AT FIVE. RIGH
Suspect arrested following shooting in Hammond subdivison
Updated: 4:56 PM CST Feb 14, 2026
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at the Willow Villa community in Hammond. According to the TPSO, five people in total were shot Thursday afternoon. Marquanivus Jones is facing second degree murder charges, attempted second degree murder, and assault with a deadly weapon charges.One of the victims, Javan Myers, 26, has died from his injuries, according to the sheriff’s office. Another victim injured in the shooting was identified as a 4-year-old, they were released and treated from the hospital. TPSO says the shooting stemmed from an argument that escalated into Jones opening fire in a crowd and Myers fired back. TPSO believes this initiated after a request for a rideThere is no information available on the other victims’ conditions. The sheriff’s office did not provide any additional information on the shooting.
HAMMOND, La. —
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting at the Willow Villa community in Hammond.
According to the TPSO, five people in total were shot Thursday afternoon.
Marquanivus Jones is facing second degree murder charges, attempted second degree murder, and assault with a deadly weapon charges.
One of the victims, Javan Myers, 26, has died from his injuries, according to the sheriff’s office.
Another victim injured in the shooting was identified as a 4-year-old, they were released and treated from the hospital.
TPSO says the shooting stemmed from an argument that escalated into Jones opening fire in a crowd and Myers fired back. TPSO believes this initiated after a request for a ride
There is no information available on the other victims’ conditions.
The sheriff’s office did not provide any additional information on the shooting.