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ST. BERNARD PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that left a teen injured in St. Bernard near Violet.
Deputies responded to a call of a shooting in the 2300 block of Torres Drive around 6:00 p.m. They found a 14-year-old girl suffering from a graze wound to her head.
Deputies said the suspect, whom they’ve identified as 34-year-old Justin Pritchard, barricaded himself inside his home and refused to come out or speak with deputies.
The Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics team engaged in a stand-off outside the home before Pritchard was eventually taken into custody, SBSO officials said.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident can call the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office at (504)-271-2501, the Criminal Investigations Bureau at (504)-271-TIPS or 8477 or Crimestoppers GNO at (504)-822-1111.
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