ST. JAMES PARISH, LA – On November 13, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Louisiana State Police Region 1 Criminal Investigations Division (LSP CID) was requested by the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office (SJPSO) to investigate a murder-suicide that occurred in Convent, LA. 

The preliminary investigation revealed that the Gonzales Police Department (GPD) and Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office (APSO) were involved in a vehicle pursuit that ended in St. James Parish. After the pursuit, it was discovered that the driver of the vehicle, a 23-year-old male, sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound.  He was transported to a local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.  Additionally, there was a 1-year-old child who was a passenger in the vehicle who suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased on the scene.

LSP CID will serve as the lead investigating agency, and SJPSO will assist. The investigation remains active and ongoing. No further information is available at this time.

Anyone with information and/or pictures and video is urged to share that information with LSP Detectives. The Louisiana State Police online reporting system is available to the public through a convenient, anonymous, and secure reporting form that is submitted to the appropriate investigators. The form can be accessed by visiting lsp.org, clicking the Report Suspicious or Criminal Activity, or calling the LSP Fusion Center Hotline at 1-800-434-8007.