“As they were approaching him, he took off running,” continued the sheriff’s office statement. “The suspect fired several shots at the deputies. Deputies returned fire, striking the suspect several times. The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene. His firearm was recovered.”
The deputy-involved shooting occurred around 2:45 pm, said authorities.
The Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office later identified the two employees who were killed at the shipyard as Nakie James Brown, 48, and Dustin Parrie Jr., 20, both of Harvey,NOLA.comreported.
“They were all part of the same crew,” said Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto, according to news station4WWL. “So, he [the suspect] was targeting people on his crew.”
Lopinto added that the alleged shooter,who was recently fired from his job, showed up at the shipyard unannounced and shot the two employees. It is unknown whether a confrontation occurred before the shooting or why the alleged gunman was fired from his employer.
Additionally, the sheriff said that the mother of the suspect picked him up near the shipyard and drove him to the apartment complex but did not know that her son was allegedly linked to the shooting.
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In response to the incident, FMT Shipyard and Repair released a statement, perWDSU: “A tragic shooting event occurred earlier this afternoon at the FMT Shipyard in Harvey, LA. The Company understands that the shooting involving one shooter and two victims occurred today among contract workers at the facility. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families.”
source: people.com
