2-Year-Old Girl and Mom Murdered, and 2 Other Children Injured, After Father Shoots Them in Family Home

Mar. 15, 2025

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Sheriff Joseph Lopinto told theoutletthat a 13-year-old girl called police, alleging that “her father shot her mother and also the siblings inside the residence.”

“Our deputies arrived on scene and found a 40-year-old female along with a two-year-old child deceased in the hallway,” Lopinto continued to FOX 8 New Orleans, adding that two other children, a 9-year-old and the girl who called the police, were also found “both shot and wounded.”

Police next encountered the suspect “in a back bedroom” of the home, where “he ended up producing a firearm," according to authorities. Deputies then “return fired upon him, striking and killing him inside the residence."

The 9-year-old child is in critical condition, while the 13-year-old is stable after suffering an ankle gunshot, Sherrif Lopinto said. The children were both transported to a children’s hospital for their injuries.

Lopinto confirmed that the children involved in the incident were the suspect’s biological children.

“Our initial investigation indicates the suspect shot all of the victims inside the residence,” he added.

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Sheriff Joe Lopinto, pictured.WVUE FOX 8 New Orleans/YouTube

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Police are investigating the scene and are not currently looking for any other suspects.

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source: people.com