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HAMMOND, La. (WGNO) — A 19-year-old was arrested Sunday morning, hours after a Springfield man was found dead in a ditch.
Hammond police said officers found a man lying dead in a ditch at 801 Nashville Avenue. The 23-year-old was identified as Tykerstien Lusk. Police said he was shot in the chest.
According to police, the investigation led to 19-year-old Malik Andrews. Andrews, a Hammond resident, was charged with first-degree homicide and illegal discharge of a firearm.
Anyone with information on the homicide can call Detective Ronney Domiano with the Hammond Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (985)-277-5739 or email him at Domiano_RJ@hammond.org.
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