RESERVE, La. (WGNO) — Deputies with the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting that left a 16-year-old girl dead in Reserve on Sunday, June 2.
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office reported the shooting took place around 2 a.m. on Airline Highway near Central Avenue.
St. John the Baptist Parish deputies said the victim, identified by the sheriff’s office as 16-year-old Aariah Henry, was shot once and taken to a hospital, where she later died.
According to the sheriff’s office, “After receiving witness statements and viewing camera footage, this appears to be a specifically targeted attack.”
Anyone with information about the fatal shooting can call Captain Brandon Barlow of the St. John Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division at 504-494-2674.
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